Christian. Children can discover the joy of rock hunting. This beautifully photographed and hand-tinted book celebrates the variety of rocks that can be found, including skipping rocks, chalk rocks and splashing rocks. Ages 6-9

160 pgs.

Murphy. After visiting Dave’s Rock Shop, Josh and Amy start collecting rocks, discovering different ways to organize their collections. Children learn to classify rocks by different attributes like color, shape or size. Ages 7 and up.

 34 pgs.

Karwoski. The perfect rock book for girls! When a young girl finds a shiny quartz crystal, her dad shows her how to dig for more specimens, and she takes on a new name, Julie the Rockhound. Includes section that describes the different types of rocks and how they are formed. For ages 5-9.

 32 pgs

Kalman. Learn about life as a gold miner during the California and Klondike gold rushes. Historic photos and color illustrations show what life was like in the camps, mining techniques and the communities that grew because of the gold rushes. Ages 6-14,

32 pgs.

Cole. Follow the Magic Bus to a journey inside the earth. Filled with interesting illustrations and dialog on information every kid should know about the Earth’s physical make up.

40 pgs.

Panezner. A handy guide with color photographs, map and listings for exhibits and museums. It includes a geologic overview and explains about the dinosaurs that lived in this region and where their fossils can now be found.

48 pages.

Wellford. Great book for kids (and adults). Shows how to draw a design on a rock with a pencil, then paint the details to make lizards on rocks, bugs, rock burgers and other fun foods, flowers, weird eggs and more. Every page in color with designs and instructions.

64 pages.

Morris. This series of books offers young readers 7–14 a lively and visually exciting introduction to the physical world. Each book features full-color photographs and diagrams that illustrate and explain the world around us.

32 pgs.

ROCKS AND MINERALS

EARTHQUAKES

VOLCANOES

Baylor & Parnall. When children follow this author's highly individualistic rules for finding just the right rock for themselves, they may discover an understanding and interest for rocks as well. Ages 3–7.

31 pgs.

Mehling. Includes vertebrates, invertebrates and plants from across the continents. Each fossil has descriptive text, a full color illustration, and information tables with scientific name, order, family, distribution, habitat and geological period. Index makes easy reference.

320 pages.

Crammed with 1001 facts researched and written by experts. Contains more than 550 illustrations and photographs. Brings the world of rocks and minerals to life. Ages 10 and up.

192 pgs.

Lawton. Combines dozens of simple, non-intrusive activies with detailed illustrations and information text to provide a friendly introduction to a hands-on study of rocks and the earth. Great for adults & kids.

 224 pgs.

Gans. Easy-to-understands text introduces children ages 5 to 9 to rocks, how they are formed, what they are made of, and how they are used. Original color artwork and color photos.

 32 pages.