Looking at Rocks [With Sticker Sheet and Pocket]

Bought for my 8yr old niece, she loved it, was excited about reading as soon as opened. She was able to absorb the basics behind the explanations and to look for more questions. This book was well written and active pictures to keep young ones enchanted.

I purchased the book because I noticed my grandson's fascination with rock chrystals. He is seven years old, attending first grade, learning to read. On a day when he was visiting, I gave the book to him. He could not put the book down. He carefully sounded out words, checked to see if he had the chrystal described and then placed the included sticker properly by the description. The book covers the first basics of field identification: see, identify, record. The book is very small, it has quality paper, and it is colorful.

This book is great and very informative. It is easy to read and look info up in--any age could understand it. This book really "rocks"!!

This is an excellent beginning book on the basics of rocks. It describes the different kinds of rocks, tells how they are formed, and gives descriptions of various rocks. The back contains a section for "field notes" where a young collector can keep a record of rocks collected. I read this to my five year old granddaughter and she enjoyed it very much and we both learned a lot. It would be appropriate for an older child also. Good science presently in a clear manner.

This is not the be all, end all of rock books and rock identification books. This is a great introduction to rocks and rock hounding. It explains the different types of rocks. The pictures are clear and enhance the text and make this book a nice book for first time explorers or young rock hunters.