Remarkable Rocks!
September 2011
Search Aids
This pathfinder will be useful in finding books and lesson plans
about rocks, soil, and minerals.
Search Terms
For an introduction to the topic, see:
 Enchanted Learning – Rock & Mineral Dictionary; Geology,
Rocks, and Minerals
 Rocks & Minerals
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Key Resources at a Glance:
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Braddock Eagle Library Blog
Resources
(Use for computer searches)
Geology
Minerals
Rocks
Soil
Subject Headings
 Geological Time
 Rocks
 Rocks--Analysis
 Rocks, Igneous, Metamorphic,
Sedimentary
 Soil, Soil Ecology, Soils
 Weathering
Books
 The Best Book of Fossils, Rocks, and Minerals, by
Chris Pellant (2000)
 The Big Rock, by Bruce Hiscock (1988)
Call Number
 Compost Critters, by Bianca Lavies (1993)
 550, 551, 552, 549, 560, 577,
 Crystals and Gemstones, by Chris Pellant (2009)
591, 631
 Digging Deeper: Investigations into Rock, Shocks,
Quakes, and Other Earthy Matters, by Sandra Markle
Databases
(1987)
 CultureGrams
 Dinosaurs Walked Here, and Other Stories Fossils
 Grolier Online
Tell, by Patricia Lauber (1987)
 Marshall Cavendish
 Dirt, by Steve Tomeck (2002)
 MyOn Books
 The Dirt on Dirt, by Paulette Bourgeois (2008)
 PebbleGo
 Earth’s Crust, by Sally M. Walker (2007)
 World Book Online Reference
Center
 Earthshake: Poems From the Ground Up, by Lisa
Westberg Peters (2003)
Library catalogs
 Everybody Needs a Rock, by Byrd Baylor
 FCPS Library Catalog
 The Extinct Alphabet, by Jerry Palotta
 Fairfax County Public Library
 Explore Rocks & Minerals!, by Cynthia L. Brown
(2010)
 Everything Rocks & Minerals, by Steve Tomacek
(2011)
 Experiments with Rocks and Minerals, by Carol Hand (2011)
 Extreme Rocks & Minerals!, by Melissa Stewart (2007)
 Fossils, by Chris Pellant (2009)
 Fossils, by Sally M. Walker (2207)
 Geography From A to A, by Jack Knowlton (1988)
 Geology Rocks! 50 Hands-on Activities to Explore the Earth, by Cindy Blobaum (1999)
 Julie the Rockhound, by Gail Karwoski
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If Rocks Could Sing: A Discovered Alphabet, by Leslie McGuirk (2011)
If You Find a Rock, by Peggy Christian
Inside the Earth, by Joanna Cole (1987)
Investigating Rocks, by Natalie Lunis (Big Book)
It’s Moving Day!, by Pamela M. Hickman (2009)
Jump into Science: Rocks & Minerals, by Steve Tomecek (2010)
Kingfisher Young People’s Book of Planet Earth, by Martin Redfern (1999)
Landslides, Slumps, & Creep, by Peter Goodwin (1997)
Learning About Rocks, Weathering, and Erosion with Graphic Organizers, by Diana
Estigarribia (2005)
Let’s Go Rock Collecting, by Roma Gans (1997)
A Look at Rocks: From Coal to Kimberlite, by Jo S. Kittinger (1997)
Minerals and Rocks, by Nancy Kelly Allen (2009)
Minerals, by Adrianna Morganelli (2004)
Minerals, by Chris Pellant (2009)
My Ol’ Man, by Patricia Polacco
National Geographic: Rocks & Minerals, by Steve Tomecek (2011)
Remarkable Rocks, by Ron Cole (Big Book)
Rock & Mineral, by R.F. Symes (EBook)
Rock Collecting, by Roma Gans (1984)
Rocks, by Adele Richardson (2002)
Rocks: Hard, Soft, Smooth, and Rough, by Natalie M. Rosinsky (2006)
Rocks & Fossils, by Sally M. Walker (2007)
Rocks & Minerals, by Kelly Milner Halls (2007)
Rocks & Minerals, by Dan Green (2009)
Rocks & Minerals, by Caroline Bingham (2004)
Rocks & Minerals, by Melvin Berger (2010)
Rocks & Minerals, by Neil Morris (1998)
Rocks & Minerals, by Edward R. Ricciuti (1998)
Rocks & Minerals, by William Russell (1994)
Rocks & Minerals, by Steve Parker (1993)
Rocks & Minerals, by Steve Tomecek (2010)
Rocks & Minerals, by R.F. Symes (1988)
Rocks & Minerals, by Alice Fitch Martin (1974)
Rocks, by Chris Pellant (2009)
Rocks, by Margaret Hynes (2006)
Rocks! Rocks! Rocks!, by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
Sedimentary Rock, by Rebecca Faulkner (2007)
Soil, by Karen Bryant-Mole (1996)
Under a Stone, by Jen Green (1999)
Under the Ground, by Pascale de Bourgoing (1995)
What Changes Our Earth?, by Carole Wicklander (Big Book)
Web Pages and Web Portals
 Cal-Poly Pomona: Igneous Rocks
 Classifying Rocks & Minerals
 Earth Floor Rock Cycle
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Geography World for Kids
Geology Experiments
Identify Rock Types Game
Inside the Earth
Interactive Rock Cycle Animation
Metamorphic Rock
Mineral & Gemstone Kingdom
Mineral Identification Gizmo
A Recipe for Soil
Rock Cycle
The Rock Cycle
Rock Classification Gizmo
Rock Cycle Gizmo
Rock Hound Kids
Rock Hounds
Rock Hounds at Heart
Rocks & Minerals for Kids: WebQuest
Rocks & Mining
Rocks for Kids
Science Up Close
Smithsonian Gem & Mineral Collection
Student Activities
Organizations and Special Collections
 Children’s Museum of Indiana: GeoMysteries
 Crayola
 Franklin Institute
 Geologic ImageArchive: University of Pittsburg
 Magic School Bus : Science Fun Activities
 Mineralogy for Kids
 The Science Explorer
 Scott Foresman Science
 Smithsonian
 Thinkfinity
Multimedia Resources
 All About Earthquakes, Schlessinger Video Productions [videorecording]
 All About Rocks and Minerals, Schlessinger Video Productions [videorecording]
 All About Land Formations, Schlessinger Video Productions [videorecording]
 Getting to Know Soil, 100% Videos [videorecording]
 Landforms, 100% Videos [videorecording]
 Rock & Mineral, Doring Kindersley Vision [videorecording]
 Rocks, the Solid Earth Materials, 100% Videos [videorecording]
 Rocks and Minerals, Snapdragon Science [videorecording]
 Uses of Rocks and Minerals, 100% Videos [videorecording]