Rocks, fossils and formations : discoveries through time / Thomas R. H. Woolrych ; with illustrations by Anna Madeleine Raupach.
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TextPublisher: Clayton South, VIC : CSIRO Publishing, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 120 pages : colour illustration, maps ; 25 cmContent type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781486310968Subject(s): Fossils -- Juvenile literature | Evolution (Biology) -- Juvenile literature | Geoscience Australia -- Juvenile literature | Historical geology -- Australia -- Juvenile literature | Geology, Stratigraphic -- Proterozoic -- Australia -- Juvenile literature | Geology, Stratigraphic -- Auaternary -- Juvenile literature | Sedimentary rocks -- AustraliaDDC classification: 550 Summary: Have you ever wondered about those rocks under your feet? How old they might be? How they got their colour and texture? Could they contain some unknown mineral or fossil treasure? Rocks, Fossils and Formations: Discoveries Through Time is an introduction to geoscience, which uses clues in rocks and the landscape to tell the story of the Earth. It's a story so old and so fascinating that it's almost hard to believe - except that the evidence can be seen all around us! Come on a 4.6-billion-year-long time travel adventure to explore rocks, minerals and fossils, meet ancient plants and animals, and discover how the continent of Australia was created!
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Junior Non Fiction | Our physical world | J 550 WOO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111085785796 |
Includes index.
For ages 9-14 years.
Have you ever wondered about those rocks under your feet? How old they might be? How they got their colour and texture? Could they contain some unknown mineral or fossil treasure? Rocks, Fossils and Formations: Discoveries Through Time is an introduction to geoscience, which uses clues in rocks and the landscape to tell the story of the Earth. It's a story so old and so fascinating that it's almost hard to believe - except that the evidence can be seen all around us! Come on a 4.6-billion-year-long time travel adventure to explore rocks, minerals and fossils, meet ancient plants and animals, and discover how the continent of Australia was created!
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