Rocks and Minerals (Scholastic Science Readers)

About this book

The Earths rocks and minerals come to life! The Scholastic Science Readers series was created especially to bring exciting nonfiction to beginning readers. Illustrated with full-color photographs. This simple introduction to rocks and minerals illustrates where they come from as well as the many ways in which they are formed. Young readers will explore the layers of the Earth and find out whether common rocks are igneous metamorphic or sedimentary. Fossils and gemstones are also discussed.