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Children's Nonfiction Rocks & Minerals

What Are Sedimentary Rocks?

by (author) Natalie Hyde

Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Initial publish date
Aug 2010
Category
Rocks & Minerals, General, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780778772354
    Publish Date
    Aug 2010
    List Price
    $9.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780778772309
    Publish Date
    Aug 2010
    List Price
    $25.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781427195241
    Publish Date
    Dec 2010
    List Price
    $25.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 9
  • Grade: 4

Description

It all starts with erosion for sedimentary rock. Worn down bits of rock become pressed together under pressure into strata, or layers. The formation of rock such as sandstone, shale, limestone, and dolomite is explained in this fact-filled book. Readers will also learn that this type of rock is useful in determining the Earth’s geological history because its layers often hold fossils and other geological clues.

About the author

 

Natalie Hyde writes fiction and non-fiction for middle-grade and young adult readers. Her fiction titles include Mine!, Saving Armpit, I Owe You One and Hockey Girl. She is also the author of over forty educational non-fiction books, as well as trade non-fiction titles: Cryptic Canada, Glow-in-the-Dark Creatures and Stay Strong: A Musician’s Journey from Congo to Canada. Her books have garnered award nominations in both Canada and the U.S. She lives in Flamborough, Ontario, with her family.

 

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