Chris Pellant
Autor/a de Smithsonian Handbooks: Rocks & Minerals (Smithsonian Handbooks)
Sobre l'autor
Chris Pellant lectures in Earth Sciences in Cleveland, England
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Obres de Chris Pellant
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- Data de naixement
- 1947-06-27
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- UK
- Llocs de residència
- Houlsyke, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Professions
- geologist
freelance writer
freelance photographer - Relacions
- Pellant, Helen (wife)
- Biografia breu
- "Chris and Helen Pellant began writing books together in the 1980s, and have written a number of earth science books, this being their twelfth. They also run their own photographic library (www.picsandwords.com) and manage Biophoto Associates (www.biophoto-associates.com). They are keen conservationists, studying and recording plants, lepidoptera and marine life. They live in an old farmhouse in North Yorkshire with their six cats." from www.nhbs.com
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 40
- Membres
- 1,938
- Popularitat
- #13,276
- Valoració
- 3.7
- Ressenyes
- 8
- ISBN
- 129
- Llengües
- 9
I like that it gives little definitions at the bottom. It goes over the 3 types of rocks and how they are made, as well as topics on lava and magma and different types of crystals. The pictures they use are photographs and properly show the type of fossil or rock being discussed. It's very informal despite the short sentences, and I find that it is perfect for a lesson on geology. It even has little projects at the back where a student could make their own fossils or start a rock collection.… (més)