Dig and Discover Agates

by Nancy Dickmann

Overview

You’re rock hunting along a lakeshore with your eyes glued to the ground. A see-through rock lights up in the sunlight. Your heart races as you pick up the rock. It has beautiful bands of orange, cream, and brown. You’ve just found an agate! Find out how agates form, where they are found, and about some of the most amazing agate discoveries. Then learn how you can find and collect these striking rocks too!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666342383
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2022
Series:	Rock Your World
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	600L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Nancy Dickmann has written more than 150 non-fiction books for children, specializing in science and history. Before becoming an author, she worked for many years as an editor and publisher of children’s books.

Table of Contents

Introduction Ready to Rock 4

Chapter 1 What Is An Acute? 6

Chapter 2 How Agates Form 12

Chapter 3 Agate Treasure Hunt 16

Chapter 4 Cleaning and Polishing 22

Chapter 5 Building Your Collection 26

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

Combines science and hobby information to support renewed interest in nature, rockhounding and collecting for kids and adults;