Looking Into the Grand Canyon
Looking at Layers
Explore the Grand Canyon's layers from the nearly 2-billion-year-old rocks of the Pre-Cambrian Era to the few formations of the Mesozoic Era. Learn about the different kinds of rock that make up the canyon and how the Colorado River carved them into the majesty of the Grand Canyon today. Additional features include a diagram labeling each of the layers, Fast Facts, a phonetic glossary, an index, an introduction to the author, and further sources for learning.
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978-1-5038-3517-7
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| Interest Level | Grade 2 - Grade 5 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 3 |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Category | STEM |
| Copyright | 2020 |
| Publisher | The Child's World, Inc. |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 24 |
| Publication Date | 2020-01-01 |
| BISACS | JNF037040, JNF037070, JNF051080 |
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| Dewey | 557.91 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs |
| Dimensions | 9.5 x 8 |
| Lexile | 700 |
| Guided Reading Level | R |
| ATOS Reading Level | 4.8 |
| ATOS Interest Level | MG |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 507511 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
| Features | Author/Illustrator biography, Educational front/back matter, Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Phonetics, Photo captions, Reviewed, Sources for further research, Starred, Suggested websites, and Table of contents |
| Online Resources |
- The Grand Canyon’s Layers
- The Precambrian Era
- The Paleozoic Era
- The Mesozoic Era
- The Cenozoic Era
- Fast Facts
- Glossary
- To Learn More
- Index
Author: Martha London
Martha London loves writing books for young readers. Martha lives in Minnesota and has one cat, named Zee.
Reviews
A noteworthy review of Looking at Layers from School Library Journal on April 1, 2020
As readers would expect, each title in this series features diagrams to show the various layers being discussed. Images of rock formations in the Grand Canyon or plants and animals from the layers of the rain forest add more details to the descriptions. Looking Inside the Human Body… View →
