The latest addition to the best-selling Backpack Explorer series
(455,000 copies in print) invites kids ages 4 and up to head outside and
find, collect, and learn about rocks with this take-along activity book!
Backpack Explorer: Rock Hunt is packed with prompts and
activities, including: 12 interactive field guide pages introducing rock
classifications (color, shape, size, texture); sensory scavenger hunts;
hands-on outdoor creative activities; rock experiments; and discovery
zone pages with facts about geology, landforms, igneous and metamorphic
rocks, gems, fossils, and more. The book includes a real magnifying
glass, stickers, and a log for recording rock finds, making it the
perfect explorer guide for budding geologists, whether in a backyard, a
city park, or a nature preserve.