Minerals and Rocks

A Beginner's Guide

Kim Tait

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Firefly Books Ltd
01 September 2024

Nature, the natural world (Children's&YA)

Discover the fascinating world under your feet in Minerals and Rocks. Written by a top mineralogist, this essential guidebook for young readers introduces key geological and scientific concepts and delves into the main features of minerals and rocks.

The chapter on minerals explores some of the most important and beautiful minerals on Earth. Readers will learn about common minerals, like feldspar and quartz, as well as ones that are critical to our transition to green energy, like lithium. A section on gemstones highlights the beauty of minerals.

The rock chapter explains how our Earth is a great rock recycler -- producing igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks through a number of natural processes. Explanations of how each type of rock is formed are accompanied by visual examples and captions.

This guidebook is capped off with a chapter on finding, studying and collecting rocks in your own backyard, with an extensive list of websites, apps and further reading to encourage young geologists to continue their explorations. Minerals and Rocks is a wonderful new introduction to this timeless and popular subject by a leading mineralogy expert.

AGES: 6 plus

AUTHOR: Kim Tait is a Senior Curator at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto. Kim's research focuses on the formation of the solar system, and she is a collaborator on the Canadian Space Agency's OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter team.

By: Kim Tait
Imprint: Firefly Books Ltd
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 203mm,
ISBN: 9780228104957
ISBN 10: 0228104955
Pages: 56
Publication Date: 01 September 2024
Recommended Age: From 6 to 18 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Kim Tait is a Senior Curator at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto. Kim’s research focuses on the formation of the solar system, and she is a collaborator on the Canadian Space Agency’s OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter team.

Reviews for Minerals and Rocks: A Beginner's Guide

This non-fiction book will help young readers identify the difference between a mineral and a rock. With examples and vivid photographs, children will discover the many shapes, colours, and names of different minerals. They will learn how rocks are made and unearth information about igneous and sedimentary rocks. For aspiring geologists, there is a chapter on finding, collecting, and testing rocks. This awesome manual and introduction is perfect for rock hunters of all ages.--Barbra Hesson ""Calgary Herald"" (9/9/2024 12:00:00 AM)