National Geographic Kids Everything Rocks & Minerals -- Steve Tomecek, Paperback

Targeted to rock-crazy kids, this bold book is more energetic, more visually exciting, and more fun than anything else on the market--and with more information, too! Youngsters become geology experts as they browse eye-popping photos and absorb layers of information made extra fun through a humor-infused presentation.

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Author: Steve Tomecek
Publisher: National Geographic Kids
Published: 10/11/2011
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 10.80h x 9.00w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781426307683
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.4
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 148344 / Everything Rocks and Minerals


Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 146 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
School Library Journal 04/01/2011

About the Author
Steve Tomecek, the executive director and founder of Science Plus, Inc., is the author of more than 45 books, including Dirtmeister's Nitty Gritty Planet Earth and several Jump into Science titles. He was the winner of the 1996 American Institute of Physics Excellence in Science Writing Award. Tomecek has served as the associate director of the Science Museum of Long Island and as the science program supervisor for the New York Hall of Science. He has written for and developed websites for Los Alamos National Labs, Scholastic, and Discovery. Tomecek lives in Bellerose, New York.