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Dirtmeister's nitty gritty planet Earth : all about rocks, minerals, fossils, earthquakes, volcanoes, and even dirt! / Steve Tomecek, aka The Dirtmesiter, illustrated by Fred Harper.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2015Description: 1 online resource (128 pages) : color illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781426319044
  • 1426319045
  • 9781426319037
  • 1426319037
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Dirtmeister's nitty gritty planet EarthDDC classification:
  • 551 23
LOC classification:
  • QE29 .T66 2015eb
Online resources:
Contents:
How it all began -- Magnificent minerals -- Earthquakes and their origins -- Fire down below -- Shifting plates and drifting continents -- What goes up must come down -- The rock cycle -- Digging old dead things -- The dynamics of dirt -- Rockin' resources -- Stem science standards.
Summary: "Come and explore the world under your feet with the Dirtmeister and friends! Part graphic novel, part fun guidebook, this very cool, rocky journey introduces both eager and reluctant readers to the basic geologic processes that shape our Earth. Clear and concise explanations of the various geologic processes reveal the comprehensive science behind each fascinating topic. Fun facts and simple DIY experiments reinforce the concepts while short biographies of important scientists inspire future geo-scientists"--Publisher.
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OSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

8-12.

"Come and explore the world under your feet with the Dirtmeister and friends! Part graphic novel, part fun guidebook, this very cool, rocky journey introduces both eager and reluctant readers to the basic geologic processes that shape our Earth. Clear and concise explanations of the various geologic processes reveal the comprehensive science behind each fascinating topic. Fun facts and simple DIY experiments reinforce the concepts while short biographies of important scientists inspire future geo-scientists"--Publisher.

How it all began -- Magnificent minerals -- Earthquakes and their origins -- Fire down below -- Shifting plates and drifting continents -- What goes up must come down -- The rock cycle -- Digging old dead things -- The dynamics of dirt -- Rockin' resources -- Stem science standards.

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