| An Instant Guide to Rocks & Minerals
by Eva Fejer and Cecilia Fitzsimons. The most familiar rocks and minerals of North America described and illustrated in full color. 7" x 4" hard cover, 123 pages
Price:6.99
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Audubon First Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals
Ricciuti & Carruthers. A valuable at-home reference and useful full-color field guide to over 150 rocks and minerals a beginner is most likely to find. 160 pages
Price:8.95
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 | Be Your Own Rock & Mineral Expert
Pinet. Teaches children how to study the
evidence and figure out which type of rocks have been found, how they're classified,
and how to record what they've observed. Includes hands-on-experiments. Color
illustration. Hard cover, 38 pgs.
Price:14.95
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Dorling Kindersley Handbook of Rocks and Minerals
Pellant. Designed for
beginners and experienced collectors alike, these field guides make identification of
individual specimens sure, simple and straightforward. 256 pgs.
Price:20.00
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Everybody Needs a Rock
Baylor & Parnall. When children follow this author's
highly individualistic rules for finding just the right rock for themselves, they may
discover an understanding and interest for rocks as well. 31 pgs., Ages 4 to 8 years
Price:6.99
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Lets Go Rock Collecting
Gans. Easy-to-understand text introduces children ages 5
to 9 to rocks, how they are formed, what they are made of, and how they are used.
Orginal color artworkand color photos. 32 pgs.
Price:4.99
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| Peterson Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
Pough. Detailed description of 270
minerals:geographic distribution, physical properties, chemical composition, crystalline
structure and more. Simple procedures and tests to ensure accurate Identificaion.
Portable format, color photos, 320 pgs.
Price:20.00
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| Peterson First Guide to Rocks and Minerals
Pough. A simplified pocket field
guide to common gems, ores, and other rocks and minerals. Beautiful color photos
and concise descriptions introduce the beginner to the subject. 128 pgs.
Price:5.95
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| Rocks, Gems and Minerals (a Golden Guide)
Fully Revised and Updated. This
handy identification guide to the most commom kinds of rocks and minerals offers
concise and fascinating information:*Physical and Chemical Properties *Origins and
Geologic Significance *Gems and Semiprecious stones * How to find and Collect
Specimens. Illustrated in full color. A classic guide for all ages. 160pgs.
Price:6.95
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| Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks & Minerals
Prinz, Harlow & Peters. A
practical field guide. Incluses more than 1000 illustration, 600 in spectacular full color.
608 pgs.
Price:17.00
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The Magic School Bus: Inside the Earth
by Cole, Filled with interesting illustrations and dialog of information every kid should know about what the earth is made of. Follow the Magic Bus and these favorite characters to a journey inside the earth. Reading Level 4 - 8 years. 40 pages.
Price:5.99
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| The Rockhound's Handbook
Mitchell. Learn about rock and mineral formation,
tools, identification, finding minerals in the field, legal aspects, preparation and
preservation, cutting and polishing and making jewelry from your finds. Numerous
illustrations and B/W photos. Color photos highlight over 50 of the most commonly
encountered minerals. 194 pgs.
Price:12.95
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| Understanding and Finding Agates
By Karen Brzys of the Gitche Gumee Agate and History Museum. "Consists of thirty-six 8-1/2 x 11 inch pages packed full of information exclusively on agates. Features 106 full-color, high resolution photographs.... Provides detailed information about the history and properties of agates. Explains various theories about how agates formed. Clarifies how to differentiate between agates and other quartz minerals. ... Focuses on finding Lake Superior agates, but the information can be applied to all agates...."
Price:18.00
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