Pocket Eyewitness Rocks & Minerals

by D.K. Publishing

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Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Geology, Nature, Picture Books, Reference, Childrens

160 pages, Paperback

First published May 21, 2012

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Steve Mitchell · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you’re just starting out in collecting rocks and minerals, then this will be an ideal pocket sized book to take out into the field. For more experienced amateur geologists, then you’ve moved on to more advanced books to help you in identifying your specimens, that includes such attributes as streak colour, crystallography, cleavage and fracture patterns. Good for a young novice, but not much else

[kaitziez · Rating 3 out of 5]

A useful little book for reference; however, it would be even more useful if it explained what each rock was (igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary) or where it can be found alongside those three as minerals.

[Captain Clementine]

My four year old received this book for Christmas. She requested “a collection of actual rocks” and this book. The book was originally seen at a local gas station and ultimately led to a little girl falling head over heels for rocks. I must confess that I was not looking forward to reading the book. However, after reading the little gem from cover to cover, I must say, I enjoyed learning about rocks and minerals.

[Zenabuff Clarke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pocket Rocks and Mineral was very enlightening!

I truly enjoyed the book! The pictures of the rocks and minerals were beautiful along with the information about each stone. They also had information on famous rock formation, the hardness scale, and the periodic table. Just to name a few. The book is pack full rock information. I highly recommend it.

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a cute little book!

It teaches basics about rocks and minerals, how they are formed, and where they are found.

The size of this book is pocket size (adorable)! And would be perfect for travel or kids.

[Ava Mulligan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great beginners guide to geology, a wonderful guide for an aspiring rock collector

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

LOTS OF GOOD FACTS ABOUT ELEMENTS AND ROCKS.