Rocks, Rocks Big & Small (First Facts: Everyday Character Education)

Barkan, Joanne; Brook, Bonnie

ISBN 10: 0671686607 / ISBN 13: 9780671686604

Published by Silver Press (edition First Edition), 1990

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Seller Inventory # 0671686607-11-1

Synopsis:

An introduction to rocks, their origins, and their evolution.

Reviews: Grade 2-4 --Two books that feature a riddle on the first page with the subject of the book as the answer and unimaginative cartoonlike illustrations. The oversimplified texts touch on many topics within their subject without providing enough detail to fully explain any of them. Fire . . . briefly traces the many uses of fire from cavemen to the contemporary world. The more informative of the two titles, it presents a cursory explanation of electricity and fuel and identifies the dangers of fire. In Rocks . . ., igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks are all identified but these terms are never used. Historical as well as present-day uses of rocks are discussed. The poor quality illustrations negate any possibility of the book being used as a guide for rock identification. R. F. Symes' Rocks & Minerals (Knopf , 1988), while geared to a slightly older audience, will prove far more useful and popular. --Pearl Herscovitch, Univ . of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Bibliographic Details

Title: Rocks, Rocks Big & Small (First Facts: ...
Publisher: Silver Press (edition First Edition)
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Heidi Petach
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition.