{"product_id":"so-you-want-to-be-a-geologist-a-kids-guide-to-geology-rocks-and-minerals-earth-science-and-the-curious-scientists-who-read-the-stories-written-in-9798951756176","title":"So You Want To Be A Geologist: A Kids' Guide to Geology, Rocks and Minerals, Earth Science, and the Curious Scientists Who Read the Stories Written in","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER\u003c\/strong\u003e of the \u003cem\u003eLiterary Titan Gold Book Award\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eSo You Want To Be A...\u003c\/em\u003e Series - 2026 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, Grand Prize Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ground beneath your feet is moving right now. A geologist is the person who can read what it's doing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome kids can't walk past an interesting rock without picking it up. Some look at a cliff or a canyon and wonder how it got there and how long it took. \u003cstrong\u003eThis book is for them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo You Want To Be A Geologist\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautifully illustrated \u003cstrong\u003eEarth science and career exploration book for kids ages 10-14\u003c\/strong\u003e (and a favorite of curious 8- and 9-year-olds who love to read alongside a parent). Part of the acclaimed \u003cstrong\u003eSo You Want To Be A...\u003c\/strong\u003e series of STEM books for young readers, it treats kids seriously and hands them the real texture of a geologist's life: the wonder, the spectacular field days, and the honest hard parts, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, young readers learn to see a cliff as a clock and to grasp the astonishing scale of \u003cstrong\u003edeep time\u003c\/strong\u003e. They explore the \u003cstrong\u003ethree kinds of rock\u003c\/strong\u003e-igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic-travel to the molten \u003cstrong\u003ecore of the Earth\u003c\/strong\u003e, and pick up the simple tools of the trade: the rock hammer, the hand lens, and the \u003cstrong\u003egeologic map\u003c\/strong\u003e. They shadow a working geologist through a real day in the field, from pre-dawn coffee to a puzzling rock that changes everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKids discover the many careers hidden in one word-\u003cstrong\u003evolcanologist, paleontologist, seismologist, hydrogeologist, and planetary geologist\u003c\/strong\u003e-and learn how geologists keep people safe from earthquakes and eruptions, find the clean water and minerals a civilization depends on, and read the planet's climate record. They meet three real scientists whose stories capture the heart of the science: \u003cstrong\u003eJames Hutton, Mary Anning, and Inge Lehmann\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked with jaw-dropping facts about \u003cstrong\u003evolcanoes, fossils, dinosaurs, plate tectonics, crystals, and minerals\u003c\/strong\u003e-floating rocks, petrified lightning, crystals the length of a school bus-the book closes with a kid-friendly glossary, honest guidance on what the job takes, and resources for where the adventure goes next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA meaningful \u003cstrong\u003egift for rockhounds, future scientists, and curious minds\u003c\/strong\u003e, and a wonderful addition to any \u003cstrong\u003ehomeschool or classroom Earth science\u003c\/strong\u003e shelf. Meeting readers eye to eye, this is an invitation to look closely, stay curious, and never let anyone tell them a pocket full of rocks is a childish thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e So You Want to Be...Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798951756176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Linda Soules","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53514330865845,"sku":"9798951756176","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9798951756176.jpg?v=1791903642","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/so-you-want-to-be-a-geologist-a-kids-guide-to-geology-rocks-and-minerals-earth-science-and-the-curious-scientists-who-read-the-stories-written-in-9798951756176","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}