Rocks and Minerals

by Dan Green
Part of a series called Basher Science

Rating: **** (4 stars)
Age group: 9+
Type: non-fiction

This book is just all about rocks and minerals. There are different sections: metamorphic, igneous, sedimentary, fossils, gems, etc. Each rock/mineral gets its own page and it has a cute animated picture and some facts and a paragraph or two or three about it. The paragraph is written like the rock/mineral is writing it. There are some very interesting facts like how to tell Fool's Gold from real Gold and what things in everyday life actually have lead in them. It is very cute and appealing. Plus it is science!
There is actually a whole series like this, including Chemistry, Planet Earth, Algebra and Geometry, Physics, Punctuation, Grammar, Music, The Human Body, and more. They are kind of addictive.

PARENTAL SECTION
Sexual parts: no!!!!!
Violence: no
Fighting: no
Pregnancy: no!!!
Kissing/romance: no
Stealing: no
Vandalizing: no
Why would any of that be in a book about rocks and minerals????