National Geographic Readers: Rocks and Minerals

National Geographic Kids, 2012. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. From dazzling gemstones to sparkling crystals to molten lava, this brillian tly illustrated book introduces children to the exciting world of rocks and minerals, including both the building blocks and the bling. This level two reader, written in easy-to-grasp text, will help cultivate the geologists of tomorrow! This high-interest, educationally vetted series of beginning r eaders features the magnificent images of National Geographic, accompanied by texts written by experienced, skilled children's book authors. The insid e back cover of the paperback edition is an interactive feature based upon the book. Level 1 books reinforce the content of the book with a kinestheti c learning activity. In Level 2 books readers complete a Cloze letter, or f un fill-in, with vocabulary words. Releases simultaneously in Reinforced Li brary Binding: 978-1-4263-1039-3 National Geographic supports K-12 educator s with ELA Common Core Resources. Editorial Reviews About the Author KATHY WEIDNER ZOEHFELD is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College, in South Hadley, Massachusetts, and University of Michigan Ann Arbor where she decided to put her science degrees to use by writing nonfiction books for kids. Since then she has written over 60 natural science and history books for young readers, and been awarded honors by the NSTA/CBC, the NCSS/CBC, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Library Association, the IRA/CBC Children's Choice. When she's not reading, researching, writ.