Rocks and Minerals

The Wonders of our World Series offers young readers a lively and visually exciting introduction to the world around us and the forces at work shaping our planet and its future. Ten books in this series offer fascinating full-color photographs of examples from around the world to help illustrate:
– the devastating impact volcanoes, extreme weather, and earthquakes can have – why the earth’s forests and waterways are in danger of destruction – how the earth’s powerful internal forces produce rocks and minerals from the ordinary to the dazzling – how mountains, deserts, and caves are formedRocky cliffs at the seashore often reveal the geological processes at work creating rocks and minerals. Rocks and Minerals helps explain:
– how erosion, sediment deposit, and underground pressure create rocks and minerals – fossils and gemstones – how the Grand Canyon was created – how metals are made from ore – what space rocks teach us