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National Geographic Society

Just the Series: National Geographic Readers: Level 2

Series and Publisher: National Geographic Readers: Level 2

Annotation: Photographs and easy-to-read text introduce rocks and minerals, covering the rock cycle, fossils, gemstones, and rock types.

Genre: [Earth and space sciences]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #65865

Format: Perma-Bound Edition

Common Core/STEAM: Common Core

Publisher: National Geographic Society

Edition Date: 2012 Release Date: 08/14/12

Pages: 32 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 1-426-31038-2 Perma-Bound: 0-605-57875-3

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-426-31038-6 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-57875-3

Dewey: 552

LCCN: 2012013232

Dimensions: 23 cm.

Subject Heading:
Rocks. Juvenile literature.
Minerals. Juvenile literature.
Rocks.
Minerals.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2013)

Zoehfeld introduces beginning readers to basic concepts in geology, including definitions of rocks and minerals, rock formation, and some more sophisticated concepts such as the rock cycle and plate tectonics. Crisp color photographs and diagrams illustrate the main concepts and specimens discussed in the text. Includes "cool rock facts" and an appended quiz. Glos.

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Horn Book (Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2013)

Word Count: 782

Reading Level: 3.6

Interest Level: K-3

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.6 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 153260 / grade: Lower Grades

Lexile: 580L

Guided Reading Level: J

From dazzling gemstones to sparkling crystals to molten lava, this brilliantly 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 readers features the magnificent images of National Geographic, accompanied by texts written by experienced, skilled children's book authors. The inside 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 kinesthetic learning activity. In Level 2 books readers complete a Cloze letter, or fun fill-in, with vocabulary words.

Releases simultaneously in Reinforced Library Binding: 978-1-4263-1039-3

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