Baking and Crushing: A Look at Metamorphic Rock

by Ellen Lawrence

Book Overview

Beneath our feet extreme pressure and heat inside Earth's crust is constantly forming new, super-hard rock. Inside this book, readers will find a clear, accessible, step-by-step explanation of how igneous and sedimentary rocks can undergo incredible transformations to become a new type of rock called metamorphic rock. Readers will investigate the properties of metamorphic rocks and explore how these rocks have been used to create buildings and beautiful...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1627243003
• ISBN13: 9781627243001
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Bearport Books
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4