Rocks & Minerals by Seymour Simon

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Rocks & Minerals by Seymour Simon


Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon digs deep to discover rocks and minerals, with fascinating facts and stunning full-color photographs in his new nonfiction picture book. Readers will learn all about rocks and minerals, how they are formed, crystals, fractures, Mohs scale of hardness, rock collecting, and more.

Includes:

o Author’s note

o Stunning full-color photographs

o Glossary

o Index

o Website and additional reading sources

o Series thumbnails on back cover

Seymour Simon has been called “the dean of the [children's science book] field” by the New York Times. He has written more than 300 books for young readers and has received the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to children's science literature, the Science Books & Films Key Award for Excellence in Science Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah Ludington Award. He and his wife, Liz, live in Upstate New York. You can visit him online at www.seymoursimon.com.
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ISBN 13 9780062289186
ISBN 10 0062289187
Title Rocks & Minerals
Author Seymour Simon
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published 2017-08-15
Number of pages 48
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.