Postage is extra:
THE HOW AND WHY WONDER BOOK OF OUR EARTH, HB, 8x 10, name inside cover,
1960, includes magnetic fields, fossils, glaciers, earthquakes, Poles,
oil, minerals, gemstones, rocks, desert, water, ice age, caves, make your
own mineral crystals, geyser, tides, qucksand, and more, evolutionary
thought is seen, $5
VOLCANOES, Simon, 10 x 10 Mulberry books, sc, 0688140297, "explains in
simple terms the characteristics of volcanoes and describes some famous
eruptions and their aftermath", vg cond, $3
ALL ABOUT VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES, All About #4, Pough, hb, 7 x 9, 150
pp, 1953, exc cond, activities cards bonus in back, $9
ROCKS AND MINERALS, THE HOW AND WHY WONDER BOOK OF,1960, pb, 8 x 10,
contents: minerals, volcanoes, igneaour rocks, rock quarries, erosion,
sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, crystals, mineral foods,
identification of rocks and minerals, the scale of hardness minerals,
simple tests, fossils, rare stones, pumice, coal, asbestos, ice, starting
a rock and mineral collection, identification chart of major specimens,$4
PETERSON FIRST GUIDES: ROCKS AND MINERALS, A simplified field guide to
common gems, ores, and other rocks and minerals, Pough, xlib, 1991, 128
pp, narrow book, vg cond, $5
START COLLECTING ROCKS AND MINERALS, identifying your finds, facts about
crystals, gemstones, and more, experiments to perform, includes illus and
glossary, by LeeAnn Srogi, Running Press, 1989, 127 pp, vg cond, $4
ROCKS AND MINERALS, LADYBIRD EXPLORERS PLUS, HB,very interesting and fun
book with windows, acetates, flaps, and tabs to open and discover more,
Dixon, 1996, spiral bound, isbn 0721456782, includes igneous rocks,
sedimentary, metamorphic, erosion, rocks in space, rocks at work,
fossils, crystals, decorative stones and jewels, and more, $8
ROCKS AND MINERALS AND THE STORY THEY TELL, Irving, HB, Knopf pub,Borzoi
Book, 1956, exc cond, xschool, 175 pp, very thorough book with
illustrations, includes crystal structure, minerals, metal ores, rocks,
mines,diamond mining, calcite, Luray Caverns, petrified wood, fossil,
granite, volcanoes, glaciers, minerals and atomic energy, many
photographs, $10
GEMCRAFT, HOW TO CUT AND POLISH GEMSTONES, by Quick and Leiper, 1959/64,
Chilton pub, 190pp, "Beginning with a description of the properties and
physical characteristics of gems including synthetics and imitations, the
authors show the craftsman how to get started, the equipment needed, how
to saw, grind, lap, sand, and polish.and much, much more", vg cond, HB
with dj, $10
CRYSTALS, SCIENCE Close -Up, Golden Book, 1992, unpageinated, $2
COLOR TREASURY OF CRYSTALS, 9 x 12, hb, Symmetry in the Mineral Kingdom,
80 pp, huge color photographs, plus the meaning of crystal, symmetry,
shapes, crystallographic indices, the seven systems (cubic system,
hexagonal system trigonal system, tetragonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic,
triclinic), development of crystals, twinning, aggregates, regualr growth
of crystals, $7
JULIA MORGAN, ARCHITECT, HB, exc cond xlib, 1990, beautiful book,many
photographs, 111 pp, $4
THE STORY OF OUR EARTH Strahler, Finding Out Books, HB, Parents Magazine
Press, 1967, 56 pp, includes: erosion, earth's core, earth's crust,
continents, ocean basins, charting of ocean floors, types of rock, 8-page
color insert, earthquakes, faults, seismograph, and much more, $5
BIRTH OF AN ISLAND, MILLICENT SELSAM, pb, vg cond, 48 pp Scholastic,
1969, this is a great book, $4
CAVES AND THEIR MYSTERIES, A WHITMAN LEARN ABOUT BOOK, McClury, with
illustrations from Luray Caverns, VA, hb, 1962, 59 pp, exc cond, $5
CAVE LIFE, National Audubon Society Nature Program, 1960, 64 page
pamphlet, $1
CAVES AND LIFE, 1978, Zim, Morrow hb, xlib, "discusses the formation and
structure of caves, the animals that dwell in them, and man's use of
caves from ancient times to today." It does have the billions of years
"theory" mentioned and "apemen" but it's quite informative on caves and
the animals that live in them. $7
WHAT IS A MAGNET, Benefic Press HB, 1959, xlib, corners bumped, $4
RAINFORESTS, Life In The, newer 8 x 11 Scholastic. animals, people,
plants, 1990, RL3, color photos too, includes where in the world? the
platn bank, feasting in the forest, forest friends, rainforest people,
gifts from the rainforest, the cowrie thieves, true/false, glossary,
index, and more, exc cond, $5
RAIN FOREST, Look Closer hb, Dorling Kindersley, 1992 first Amer ed,
xlib, first inside page removed, "examines the variety of life found in a
rain forest, including the flying gecko, poison dart frog and
curly-haired tarantula." spine/book connection need some re-inforcing,
good, $5
STORMS, THE SCIENCE IS WHAT AND WHY BOOKS, hb, Berger, 1970, 47 pp, xlib,
well used, elementary book on storms, $2
THE EMERALD REALM, EARTH'S PRECIOUS RAIN FORESTS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, hb
with dj(dj has a tear at spine), exc cond, 1990, excellent photography
that National Geographic is known for plus maps and plenty of informaton,
$8
FREE Poster put out by the Minerals Council - ask for one if you order 2
or more books from this list.(related to minerals in our world)
GRAVITY ALL AROUND, HB, McGraw Hill, 1963, elem to middle school age, 48
pp, by Pine and Levine, illus by Myers, exc cond, $6
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