There is a fairy-tale quality to these engaging reference books by DK. The covers have gold accents and dramatic fonts, begging you to open them. Inside are close-up images from a variety of angles accompanied by text written for young readers. It’s a beautiful book for your home library! If you are a family who loves nature walks and picking up pretty rocks and fossils, this is for you! A helpful glossary in the back builds vocabulary. See also the DK Anthology of Fungi. ~Sara
Anthology of Rocks and Minerals
SKU
042166
ISBN
9780593846148
Grade 2-4
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Product Overview
- Color photographs with interesting text for young readers
- A beautiful addition to your home library
- Perfect for Charlotte Mason and nature schooling
Description
Publisher's Description of Anthology of Rocks and Minerals
A beautiful field guide featuring notes, photos, and illustrations of more than 100 rocks, minerals, and gems
A compact version of DK’s bestselling anthology series, An Anthology of Rocks and Minerals is perfect for young geologists aged 7-9 for taking on the go.
Children can marvel at many different minerals that no collection would be complete without, including quartz, pyrite, amethyst, lapis lazuli, and much more, as well as rock types that children will love spotting when they are out and about.
This impressive rocks and minerals anthology for kids offers:
- The first book in the new compact spin-off of the bestselling Children’s Anthologies series, selling more than 130,000 copies in the US.
- A wide selection of rocks and minerals featured throughout, each accompanied by a beautiful photograph and an illustration.
- A quality gift book, with metallic foil and striking photographs on every page.
pairs photography with storybook descriptions that will captivate young readers, whether it’s finding out about grasslands and meadows, mushroom shapes, and species. Featuring photographs of striking specimens and illustrations by the artist behind DK’s bestselling Anthology series, as well as plenty of intriguing information, this book will be one to treasure for young nature enthusiasts.
Category Description for DK Anthology of
Bordering between living books and home references, this collection of DK Anthologies are topical resources your students will pick up time and again. Clothlike hardcovers with gold accents are inviting. Inside, color photos draw you into engaging text written for younger readers. Whether you read them front to back or pop into the middle, you are going to learn something interesting and memorable! Glossary included in the back. Fungi and Rocks are smaller-format books at about 7” x 9”, 127pp. Exquisite Birds is larger format at about 9” x 11”, 224pp. Butterflies and Moths is about 9” x 7”, 128pp.
Details
| Product Format: | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 2-4 |
| Brand: | DK Children |
| ISBN: | 9780593846148 |
| Length in Inches: | 8.75 |
| Width in Inches: | 7 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.6875 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.1 |
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