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Dirtmeister's Nitty Gritty Planet Earth: All About Rocks, Minerals, Fossils, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, & Even Dirt!
128 pp.
| National |
June, 2015 |
LibraryISBN 978-1-4263-1904-4$21.99
|
PaperISBN 978-1-4263-1903-7$12.99
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
Fred Harper.
A zany bearded geologist and his rodent sidekick, Digger, lead readers through informative descriptions of numerous topics in the earth sciences, from geologic time to earth materials to natural disasters and plate tectonics. Bright spreads cram in a multitude of features: fictional cartoons of the characters' escapades, color photographs and diagrams, scientist bios, and "Dirtmeister's Nugget" sidebars with facts in dizzying fonts. Ind.