Non-fiction+Sources

EVERYBODY CHALLENGING VERY DIFFICULT Location: J 549
 * __Let’s Rock – By various ____ authors __**[[image:thejuniorlibrary/golden-star.jpg width="34" height="27"]]

Let’s Rock is a book series on – your guessed it –rocks! The main titles you should focus on are Igneous Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks, Metaphoric Rocks, Minerals and Soil. Each book has an activity you can try at the end, with additional website links and other book suggestions too. Throughout the books are **BOLD** words, these can be found in the glossary at the end of the book next to the index.

Location: J 549 PIP
 * __Planet Earth: Rocks and Fossils – By Jim Pipe __**[[image:thejuniorlibrary/golden-star.jpg width="34" height="27"]][[image:thejuniorlibrary/golden-star.jpg width="34" height="27"]][[image:thejuniorlibrary/golden-star.jpg width="34" height="27"]]

Don’t let the title trick you, there is more to this book than just rocks and fossils! It is broken into four chapters including one on how rocks are formed. This is where information on minerals can be found. It also uses some fantastic images that will help you visualize the information. Don’t forget to use the index at the end if you want to find specific information.

Location: J 994.031 GUI
 * __Gold in Australia – By Melanie Guile and Cameron Macintosh __**[[image:thejuniorlibrary/golden-star.jpg width="34" height="27"]][[image:thejuniorlibrary/golden-star.jpg width="34" height="27"]][[image:thejuniorlibrary/golden-star.jpg width="34" height="27"]][[image:thejuniorlibrary/golden-star.jpg width="34" height="27"]]

Gold in Australia is a series of four books that will assist you in understanding the short and long term affects the gold rush had on Australia. These resources have excellent images, maps and diagrams as well as an extensive glossary and a list of relevant website which could be used to extend your learning.



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