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Fossils: (Let's Rock)


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Fossils looks at how fossils can form, are preserved, and sometimes discovered.

About the Author :
Richard Spilsbury is an experienced author of nonfiction books for young people. He has written about a wide range of topics including science, nature, and history. Louise Spilsbury is an experienced author of nonfiction books for young people. Her writing covers a wide range of topics from animals and science to history and social studies.

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(4) 4-6 Let's Rock series. Guiding questions ("What Are Fossils?" "What Living Things Become Fossils?") introduce basic information on the topic, explaining fossils' formation, types, and locations, as well as the ways people research and use them. Scattered across the busy pages are captioned color photographs and diagrams, "Number Crunching" text boxes, and biographical and career information about scientists; a "Make a Trace Fossil!" activity is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. DJF (Danielle J. Ford) The Horn Book GuideFall 2011-- "The Horn Book Guide" Each of these easy-to-read and informative books, written by well-known nonfiction authors Louise and Richard Spilsbury and Chris Oxlade, explains what each type of rock is, where it is found, how the rock is formed, what we use the rocks for, and how we can protect them. The format makes this a great set for classrooms studying rock formations. Each book also includes "Rock Roles," which explains the work that is involved in the study of rocks, "Science Tips," "Number Crunching," where amazing numbers and percentages about rocks are revealed, and "Biography," which explores people who have made important discoveries. These different sections are more like side notes in the margin that are highlighted with colorful borders. Tricia Grady, Franklin (Indiana) Community Middle School Library Media Connection November/December 2011-- "Library Media Connection" Enhanced by plenty of photos, digital paintings, and diagrams, these examinations of rocks and related substances treat their topics in unusual detail. Each describes distinguishing characteristics, creation, history (the "rock cycle"), and human uses in central narratives with additional notes, suggestions for activities during walks outside, and occasional thumbnail biographies of scientists in side boxes. Each volume ends with a simple activity ("Make Your Own Sediment!") plus a handful of multimedia resources and places to visit. Pleasant surprises include a picture of the diamond-studded skull created by Damien Hirst in Crystals, discussions of erosion and other environmental issues in Soil, and, in Fossils, mention of "living fossils," "trace fossils" (such as those created by footprints), fossil fakes, and fossil fuels.-- "School Library Journal" One of four books from the Let's Rock series, Fossils contains a large amount of information condensed into a few colorful pages. Although there are a few oversimplifications that may be misleading to a younger audience, the book covers many topics in a concise manner. One of the oversimplifications is that paleontologists are referred to as "time detectives" (p. 7), not scientists who study fossils. I did not see any reference to paleontologists as scientists. The book is arranged chronologically and by evolutionary relationships, from the oldest fossils (bacteria) to the newest. A discussion of fossil formation is followed by information about why not all organisms become fossils. Traces, amber, and tar pits are included as types of fossils. Plate tectonics is used to explain why some fossils form in climates different from those characterizing the places where they are currently located. Additional topics include erosion, the formation of sedimentary rocks, fossil dating, index fossils, and uses of fossils (coal, oil, natural gas). The book ends with an activity "Make a Trace Fossil" (pp. 28). A glossary and a list of recommended books, websites, and places to visit are included at the end. The pictures and illustrations add clarity to the concepts. I recommend this title highly.-- "Science Books and Films" Fossils by Richard Spilsbury and Louise Spilsbury discusses how fossils form, where they are found, and also gives instructions for making your own trace fossil using plaster. Budding geologists are going to love this fact-filled book. As a biologist who studies living creatures, I find myself drawn to the fossils. I added a few to my collection yesterday, although I left behind a lovely trace fossil of spider footprints that was very cool! Growing with Science BlogJanuary 2012-- "Growing with Science Blog"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781484668276
  • Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Heinemann Educational Books
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Width: 191 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1484668278
  • Publisher Date: 28 Jun 2021
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 240 mm
  • No of Pages: 32
  • Series Title: Let's Rock
  • Weight: 8 gr


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