Geology & Rocks Study

I’d love to know,too! Color pictures would be helpful, also.

Christie

I am a collector of rocks and crystals and have always been fascinated by them.  I think there is a website by Westvon Publishing and their daughter is a rock hound who has resources on the website you might want to check that out.  We also used the Geology book Heather mentions and liked it a lot.  I personally use the Dorling Kindersly Smithsonian Rock and Gem book for my own collection and information.  It is a beautiful book, lots of information and color pictures. It costs 19.95 new, but maybe there is a used available on Amazon.  Obviously it is not Christian, but the rock descriptions, photos and information cannot be any better.  If you use it with littles you would just miss out the bits about the big bang etc and just use all the wonderful photo, and the info with those.  Linda

Yes, it does help identify the main types of rocks, (i.e. igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic) gives examples of each kind, and explains how they are formed.  It also goes into the ways that different landforms come into being, different geological processes (erosion, fossilization, etc.), and explanations for the great geological events of the past (creation, the fall, the flood, and the ice age).  It would be nice to have a good field guide to go along with the book so your son can identify rocks he finds. 

Heather

The Dorling Kindersly book I mentioned is a fantastic field guide – I highly recommend it, and it has helped me identify many of the rocks and crystals I have collected over the years, I have over 350 samples.  Sometimes I forget what they are, and I can nearly always find them in the book.