Ultimate Explorer Field Guide: Rocks and Minerals (National Geographic Kids)

I paired this up with a National Geographic rock kit for a kiddo very much interested in rocks of every kind! It was an instant hit! I actually purchased two of these books knowing my kiddo would need one too;) I love that there’s real photos of all the rocks and it gives just enough info without being boring for the younger readers.

I like the way they classify : the difference between rocks and minerals and information about minerals and rocks. After playing with mineral kit and rock kit, we bought this book for our son ( soon 5) .

My kids love these books! They will spend hours reading them and they have so many cool facts in them. The cover is nice too, it's not a hard cover but instead a pretty solid soft cover. These are still in very good shape after many travels.

This is a great book. I bought it for my 8 year old since he is into gemology. It is a little advanced for him reading-wise, but he enjoys the photos and it is fun to read it with him.

My kids love rocks. They pick them up everywhere. They have boxes of them. This books is great. Lots of pictures and information. My sons are obsessed and full of facts.

Bought this as a gift for a 10-year old, he was pleased with it.

My daughter now has all of these books and loves them!

It is a neat little book about rocks. This is NOT a hard cover book. It is a ‘soft cover’ book. Not a paperback, not a hardback. I was hoping for a legit hardcover to have in my classroom for many years. Buyer be aware.

Perfect!

Very informative and it's colorful. I like to read it as well as my 3 year old who likes to look at all the pictures.

I paired this up with a National Geographic rock kit for a kiddo very much interested in rocks of every kind! It was an instant hit! I actually purchased two of these books knowing my kiddo would need one too;) I love that there’s real photos of all the rocks and it gives just enough info without being boring for the younger readers.

I like the way they classify : the difference between rocks and minerals and information about minerals and rocks. After playing with mineral kit and rock kit, we bought this book for our son ( soon 5) .

My kids love these books! They will spend hours reading them and they have so many cool facts in them. The cover is nice too, it's not a hard cover but instead a pretty solid soft cover. These are still in very good shape after many travels.

This is a great book. I bought it for my 8 year old since he is into gemology. It is a little advanced for him reading-wise, but he enjoys the photos and it is fun to read it with him.

My kids love rocks. They pick them up everywhere. They have boxes of them. This books is great. Lots of pictures and information. My sons are obsessed and full of facts.

Bought this as a gift for a 10-year old, he was pleased with it.

My daughter now has all of these books and loves them!

It is a neat little book about rocks. This is NOT a hard cover book. It is a ‘soft cover’ book. Not a paperback, not a hardback. I was hoping for a legit hardcover to have in my classroom for many years. Buyer be aware.

Perfect!

Very informative and it's colorful. I like to read it as well as my 3 year old who likes to look at all the pictures.

Bought for my niece who is 7. She loved reading it

I bought this for my grandsons. They love it!

Grandson reading it all the time and before bed most nights.

Love this book and so did my grandson! Lots of nice pictures and good information. If you have someone who is really interested in rocks this is a great gift!

This was given as a gift to a young man who is into rocks, minerals, and crystals, in conjunction with a break-your-own-geodes kit.

Pretty good!! I did supplement with another but recommended

We bought this as a gift for our special young lady who loves to look up all things rocks and minerals! Great colors and photos make it enticing to the young ones.

I thought it would be more kid oriented

Tons of great information, beautiful photos. Our daughter is learning so much from this little jewel of a book!

Good information for child rock collection

My eight year old nephew I loved that book and asked me to order the rest of the collection. Perfect for a young field explorer who asked so many questions when he is in nature.

so much cool info, all kids interested in rocks and minerals will like this a lot...as does this adult!

Nice reference

The book is fantastic and my students love it

A nice little book for my adventurous little grandsons. Bought as a Christmas gift

My kids, my son especially, love all thing Nat Geo and gemstones! Great book for the budding gemologist!

Great gift for the youngster who loves geology.

Just what grandson wanted!

My niece loves it!

My granddaughter love this book as a gift

Beautiful pictures, good information. I bought it for my rock savvy 7 year old, hoping it would be a good guide for identifying rocks while he hiked, but the language was too sophisticated for him and there's just a little section at the end of the book on identifying rocks you may see while hiking. However, he still likes looking at the pictures and the written information will be good as a reference source when he gets older, like maybe 10 years old or older.

Nieces will love it.

My stepdaughter was so excited to get this book. I wouldn't call it a field guide, as it is pretty large for a child to carry around on a long hike. She already has a rock collection and was so excited to look up different rocks. Great color pictures throughout, awesome information and lots of fun facts.