How to Read a Rock: Our Planet's Hidden Stories

by Jan Zalasiewicz

Book Overview

Rocks are time machines and the keepers of our history. This guide is a geological field trip through Earth's incredible rock formations and the stories they hold

Like rings on a tree stump hold the history of the tree, the history of Earth is written in its rocks. How to Read a Rock: Our Planet's Hidden Stories teaches readers to decipher the rocks all around us, from backyard stones to mountain ranges, and trace Earth's history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588347281
• ISBN13: 9781588347282
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.2"