Friday, January 24, 2020

Book Review: My Awesome Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals: Track and Identify Your Treasures by Gary Lewis

My Awesome Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals: Track and Identify Your Treasures
Title:  My Awesome Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals: Track and Identify Your Treasures 

Author:  Gary Lewis

Stars: 5

Review:
With Kids who go nuts for Rocks and love figuring out what rocks they have found and if the are unique or just another rock.  This book is perfect for kids and even adults who love rockhounding.
The books layout is easy to follow and will help readers learn about how to tell between the different types of rocks and learn the history of the earth at the same time.
Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for a copy of My Awesome Field Guide by Gary Lewis

Synopsis:
The world of rocks and minerals is massive, amazing, and full of cool new things to discover! A true identification guide for young geologists, My Awesome Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals helps you learn the skills you need to collect, identify, and catalogue your own treasures.
Not only does this book teach you all about rocks and minerals, but it also gives you step-by-step guidelines for testing and determining what kind of rock or mineral you’ve found. My Awesome Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals even comes with a special notebook section to help you record data in the field. So get out there, gather cool looking samples, and figure out what they are!
Kindle Edition
Published October 29th 2019 by Rockridge Press

About The Author:

Gary is a geologist, teacher and homesteader who loves to help people learn about the planet and how to enjoy the homesteading life. An Australian native living in rural Maine, USA he writes between working, dealing with farm animals and chores, running trips to volcanoes and being the best husband and father he can.

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