Have you ever looked at the objects inside a curiosity box? What did you see and what did they feel like? Did you recognise some of them or were there things in there that you'd never seen before? Books that take the magical charm of collecting curiosities, joined together with the science behind some of the wonders of the natural world. Children will be inspired to take a closer look at objects and the world around them and begin to question how and why nature designs things in certain ways. Rocks and Fossils focuses on the different types of rocks found on Earth and their different properties, such as granite, slate and sandstone. It looks at how rocks form deep inside the Earth and how important volcanoes are. Fossils are also revealed, including trace fossils, such as dinosaur footprints, and how fossils such as ammonites are formed. Books that are brimming with science and that encourage KS1 pupils to engage with core science and nature topics, while developing other key skills in thinking and reasoning in an utterly absorbing and charming way.
This is Book 4 in the The Curiosity Box Series. See all The Curiosity Box books here.
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Peter Riley is an experienced science educational writer and former teacher with 20 years experience in primary and secondary schools. He has written extensively for the school library market, teacher resource book titles for the literacy hour and secondary 11 - 14 science text books. He also works closely with schools helping them to develop projects that e
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The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
