Metamorphic Rocks (Let's Rock) (Heinemann Infosearch: Let's Rock) - Softcover

Oxlade, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1432946889 ISBN 13: 9781432946883

Publisher: Heinemann, 2010

Synopsis

Metamorphic Rocks looks at how metamorphic rocks form, change, move, evolve, erode, and are recycled around the world.

About this title

About the Author

Chris Oxlade is an experienced author of non-fiction books for children. He has written more than 200 titles on science, technology, sports and hobbies, from encyclopedia articles to fun activity books.

Review

Enhanced by plenty of photos, digital paintings, and diagrams, these examinations of rocks and related substances treat their topics in unusual detail. Each describes distinguishing characteristics, creation, history (the ""rock cycle""), and human uses in --School Library Journal

Each of these easy-to-read and informative books, written by well-known nonfiction authors Louise and Richard Spilsbury and Chris Oxlade, explains what each type of rock is, where it is found, how the rock is formed, what we use the rocks for, and how we --Library Media Connection

Metamorphic Rocks by Chris Oxlade examines what metamorphic rocks are, how they form and some common types. The book contains instructions for making a model metamorphic rock out of clay and chocolate, as well as suggestions of books and websites where yo --Growing with Science Blog

Edition details

• Publisher: Heinemann
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1432946889
• ISBN 13: 9781432946883
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32