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The science of rocks and minerals : the hard truth about the stuff beneath our feet / written by Alex Woolf ; illustrated by Paco Sordo.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
J 552 WOOL	Junior Non Fiction		Chester Hill .	. Available .

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9781912233748 (paperback)
Name	Woolf, Alex, 1964- author.
Title	The science of rocks and minerals : the hard truth about the stuff beneath our feet / written by Alex Woolf ; illustrated by Paco Sordo.
Published	Oxford : Raintree, 2018
Published	©2018
Description	32 pages : colour illustrations, colour map ; 24 cm.
Notes	Includes index.
Summary	Almost as old as our planet, rocks are formed and shaped by heat, wind, water, and immense amounts of pressure. You can see the evidence of their long and violent history in their colour, shape, and texture. In addition to rocks, Earth is full of minerals. In fact, rocks themselves are made out of minerals. These are naturally occurring solids found in the earth.
Target audience note	Ages 6-9.
Subjects	Rocks -- Juvenile literature
	Minerals -- Juvenile literature
	Petrology -- Juvenile literature
	Geochemical cycles -- Juvenile literature
Other Names	Sordo, Paco illustrator.
Series	The science of.
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Geochemical cycles -- Juvenile literature . Minerals -- Juvenile literature . Petrology -- Juvenile literature . Rocks -- Juvenile literature . Authors: Sordo, Paco . Woolf, Alex, 1964- . Series: The science of. .