DK My Book of Rocks and Minerals: Things to Find, Collect, and Treasure

Ages 6 to 9, Grades 1 to 4

A children’s visual reference filled with fascinating facts about and amazing images of rocks, minerals, gems, and fossils from the deepest caves to outer space.

My Book of Rocks and Minerals is packed with amazing facts and information about rocks and minerals that will make kids feel like experts when they’re done reading.

This visual reference explains what rocks and minerals are, how they form, and how they’re used, and even highlights record breakers and myths.

Features introduce different categories, from diamonds to quartz to glow-in-the-dark minerals and space rocks, and illuminating images provide a closer look and show amazing geological formations.

Kids can take their fascination even one step further and use the catalogue and activity pages and checklist to help them collect and group rocks and discover how different rock types fit into the world around them.

Colorful and informative, My Book of Rocks and Minerals gives kids the expert knowledge they crave and will have them digging deep to discover all they can about rocks, minerals, gems, and fossils.