This well-researched series offers many opportunities for students to engage with the text and drive home Common Core skills. Clear and crisp photographs also support the text and engage readers’ curiosity. Each volume is packed with information and activities.

Readers will be fascinated by this intermediate series and its appreciation for all things rock. Filled with vibrant images of crystals and gems that jump off the pages, these informative volumes explore the field of geology in easy-to-understand texts. . .[and] will have readers looking at the world around them with a better understanding of just what exactly they’re seeing. . . . These are solid choices.