This amazing book manages to turn rocks into cute little creatures that exemplify their most prominent traits. Organized into types: sedimentary (and stylish), Molten (Maniacs), metapmorphics, 'Shock and ore', minerals, gems, fossils, and more, each category has an entry with the 'rock-guy' illustrations assembled on one page, helping kids to see and remember which rocks belong to which group. Each has its own entry, written from a fun, casual, first-person perspective; grain size, Mohs hardness, color, texture, and any look-alikes mentioned, and a full-page illustration of the anthropomorphized rock is included. 128 pages, softcover, with glossary and fold-out poster of the Mohs Scale.
Please Note: 'Millions/billions of years' and the idea that meteors killed the dinosaurs are mentioned.