Rocks and the People Who Love Them

by Nel Yomtov, Timothy Foss (Illustrator)

Overview

To the untrained eye, one rock looks like another. But for the geologists who study them, rocks tell stories. Whether rocks are igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic, each one holds clues about Earth’s history and formation. From dynamic creation to wave battered erosion, get ready to discover the science of rocks and the people who love them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496661944
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Series:	Adventures in Science Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	39 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Nel Yomtov is an award-winning author of children's nonfiction books and graphic novels. He specializes in writing about history, current events, biography, architecture, and military history. He has written numerous graphic novels for Capstone, including the recent School Strike for Climate, Journeying to New Worlds: A Max Axiom Super Scientist Adventure, and Cher Ami: Heroic Carrier Pigeon of World War I. In 2020 he self-published Baseball 100, an illustrated book featuring the 100 greatest players in baseball history. Nel lives in the New York City area.

Table of Contents

A world of rocks — Red-hot rocks — Piling up the layers — The pressure is on — The endless supply of rocks.