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Nature guide rocks and minerals
1. Nature Guide Rocks and Minerals
A Ready Reference Instructional Guide
By: Vanessa Fernandez
2. Dorling Kindersley (DK) was founded in London in 1974 and
is now one of the most important illustrated reference
publishers in the world.
DK is part of Penguin Random House
“DK’s aim is to inform, enrich and entertain readers of all
ages and everything DK publishes, whether print or
digital, embodies the unique DK design Approach.”
(dk.com)
About the Publisher
3. About Nature Guide Rocks and Minerals
“Discover and explore the diverse world of rocks and minerals with this
compact and easy-to-use guide. Packed with more than 700 examples, Nature
Guide Rocks and Minerals is the ideal companion for enthusiasts everywhere”
(back cover)
This resource is an easy to use guide that describes Rocks and Minerals along
with the characteristics that classify them as such.
The book provides an introduction that give a short summery on important
methods to know when classifying rocks and minerals.
The resource that many colorful images that make identifying minerals easy.
4. Audience
This resource is for older elementary, younger middle school users.
4th-6th grade
The resources can be for both educational or personal interest
purposes.
The resource would be used in both a school library or a public library
setting
The resource is easy to use therefore no extensive knowledge is
needed before using this work
5. How to Access this Resource
Bonewitz, R. (2012). Rocks and minerals (First American Edition ed.).
London: DK Publishing.
The resources is can only be accessed as print
Can be accessed either through your library or through inter-library
loan (ILL)
6. How the Resource Can be Used
This resource was created to answer “which”
questions.
This guide has pictures that show different rocks
and minerals along with the characteristics that
are used to identify them.
The resource can be used to identify the elements
by its name, the way it looks, and the
characteristics it holds.
The resource can be used to compare and contract
elements as well as distinguishing which is which.
7. Search Options
This resource can be used to identify rocks and minerals by their name.
The resource has an index that would lead the user to the item with only their
name
This resource rocks and minerals organized by type therefore users can find
rocks by their specific type
i.e. Rocks are categorized between igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary
Users can search for rocks and minerals by their physical appearance.
If a user were to find rocks outside and wanted to find out what kind of rocks the
have found, they would be able to look at the photographs and descriptions and
figure out what kind of rock they have in their possession
8. Search Options Cont.
The resource supplies chemical compounds
Users could use the chemical composition of an element to identify it
The resources identifies the characteristics that the elements possess
Users could use the characteristic to find the information they are looking for
9. Why This Resource?
This resource is very comprehensive, covering every major rock and
mineral
The material is appropriate for the intended audience.
This item is concise, accurate and current.
The many colorful picture make the item a great resource for
identifying elements.
The book supplies a really well written introduction that gives a great
overview of methods to identify rocks and minerals
10. Any Questions? Contact me!
If you have any additional questions about the resource
and how it is used don’t hesitate to contact me:
fernvane@my.dom.edu
11. Resources:
Bonewitz, R. (2012). Rocks and minerals (First American Edition ed.). London:
DK Publishing.
DK US | Publishers of Award Winning Information | DK.com. (n.d.). Retrieved
October 26, 2015, from http://www.dk.com/us/
