This book invites the reader to "investigate the fascinating world of rocks and minerals" and includes a wealth of facts (definitions of rocks and minerals, types of rocks, metals, gemstones, uses of rocks, the relationship between rocks and soils etc.), projects (e.g. how to make your ...
volume of 1.1 km3 of uncompacted tephra is estimated for the May 18 eruption; this volume is equivalent to about 0.20-0.25 km3 of solid rock, assuming an average density of between 2.0 and 2.6 g/cm3 for magma and summit rocks... AM Sarnawojcicki,S Shipley,RBJ Waitt,... - 《Eruption...
Children, especially at young ages, are very creative. And creativity can be a glorious(极好的) thing. Look at all the amazing artists and architects that have created glorious pieces of history. Look at all the authors with the award winning books. Now I am not saying everyone is going ...
Many a misguided person has embarked on writing a picture book “because there is nothing to them,” only to discover that this notion is complete poppycock. (For me, picture books are like broccoli.Broccoliis full of good qualities; I admire all the good things about it, but I just can...
Children especially at young ages are very creative. And creativity can be a glorious(极好的) thing. Look at all the amazing artists and architects that have created glorious pieces of history. Look at all the authors with the award winning books. Now I am not saying everyone is going to ...
Katherine Paterson, a two-time winner of the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award, has written more than thirty books, includingBridge to Terabithia, My Brigadista Year,andThe Great Gilly Hopkins.A recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and the...
Gregory Maguire,is the author of the incredibly popular Wicked, which inspired the musical. He is also the author of several books for children, including What-the-Dickens, a New York Times best seller, and Egg an Spoon,, a New York Times Book Review Notable Children’s Book of the Year...
Favorite Verse:“The girl’s soul lived in the mountains / where trees grow into the clouds / Where there are rocks, there are birds / but nothing loud.” …in the Snow Brigham Distributing, Fiction, 2015 Opening: These are the adventures of a girl and her dog / Who play together in...
It’s hard to believe my babes will be eleven this week.I feel like I just wrote this post about them turning six. I’m excited to give them some new books and will share in the future. Max has been rereading Charlotte’s Web. (Read about the first time here.) ...
Favorite Verse:“The girl’s soul lived in the mountains / where trees grow into the clouds / Where there are rocks, there are birds / but nothing loud.” …in the Snow Brigham Distributing, Fiction, 2015 Opening: These are the adventures of a girl and her dog / Who play together in...