The Best Children’s Geology Books

“What are the best Children’s books about Geology?” We looked at 51 of the top Kids Geology books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 6 titles, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Kids Geology ” book lists, are ranked below by how many lists they appear on. The remaining 40+ titles, as well as the lists we used are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.

Happy Scrolling!

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Top 6 Best Children’s Books About Geology

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6 .) Let’s Go Rock Collecting written by Roma Gans

Lists It Appears On:

• Buggy And Buddy
• Goodreads

Describes the formation and characteristics of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks and how to recognize and collect them.

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5 .) The Pebble in My Pocket written by Meredith Hoooper

Lists It Appears On:

• Buggy And Buddy
• Carolhurst

The history of a pebble is followed from its time in a volcano to the primordial forests; from there it is stepped on by dinosaurs, dragged by glaciers and picked up by cavepeople.

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4 .) The Rock Factory: A Story About The Rock Cycle written by Jacqui Bailey

Lists It Appears On:

• Buggy And Buddy
• Goodreads

Examines how rock is made and how it got the way it is today. Children will follow a little rock’s journey from the core of the Earth into the hands of a very lucky little boy.

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3 .) Volcanoes written by Franklyn Mansfield Branley

Lists It Appears On:

• Carolhurst
• Goodreads

Explains how volcanoes are formed and how they affect the earth when they erupt.

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2 .) The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth written by Joanna Cole

Lists It Appears On:

• AGU
• Buggy And Buddy
• Carolhurst

On a special field trip in the magic school bus, Ms Frizzle’s class learn at first hand about different kinds of rocks and the formation of the earth.

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1 .) Everybody Needs a Rock written by Bird Baylor and Peter Parnall

Lists It Appears On:

• AGU
• Buggy And Buddy
• Carolhurst

Describes the qualities to consider in selecting the perfect rock for play and pleasure.

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The 40+ Additional Best Kids Books About Or Featuring Geology

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#	Books	Authors	Lists
7	A Rock Can Be	Laura Purdie Salas	Buggy And Buddy
8	A Rock is Lively	Diana Hutts Aston	Buggy And Buddy
9	Annals of the Former World	John McPhee	io9
10	Art – Pet Rocks		Inventors Of Tomorrow
11	Closing Circle		Inventors Of Tomorrow
12	Craft: Terrarium		Inventors Of Tomorrow
13	Deserts		Carolhurst
14	Earth	Douglas Palmer	Goodreads
15	Earthdance		Carolhurst
16	Earthquakes		Carolhurst
17	Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet	Oliver Morton	io9
18	Eyewitness Books:		AGU
19	Field Guide To The Rocks And Minerals Of The World	David C. Cook	Goodreads
20	Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean	Arthur Dorros	Goodreads
21	Heartland		Carolhurst
22	Hill of Fire	Thomas P. Lewis	AGU
23	How Mountains Are Made	Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld	Goodreads
24	Icebergs & Glaciers		Carolhurst
25	If Rocks Could Sing	Leslie McGuirk	Buggy And Buddy
26	If You Are a Hunter of Fossils		Carolhurst
27	If You Find a Rock	Peggy Christian	Buggy And Buddy
28	Learning About Rocks	Sly Barlowe	Goodreads
29	Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth	Andrew H. Knoll	io9
30	Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Evolution from Our Microbial Ancestors	Lynne Margulis and Dorion Sagan	io9
31	Mojave		Carolhurst
32	Mountains		Carolhurst
33	National Geographic Kids Everything Rocks and Minerals	Steve Tomecek	Buggy And Buddy
34	Oceans		Carolhurst
35	Opening Circle		Inventors Of Tomorrow
36	Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World	Nick Lane	io9
37	Planet Earth	Jonathan Weiner	AGU
38	Rhoda’s Rock Hunt	Molly Beth Griffin	Buggy And Buddy
39	Rock Sifting		Inventors Of Tomorrow
40	Rocks in His Head		Carolhurst
41	Rocks, Fossils, & Arrowheads	Laura Evert	Buggy And Buddy
42	Snack Demo – Starburst Rock Cycle		Inventors Of Tomorrow
43	Soil Exploration		Inventors Of Tomorrow
44	Storms		Carolhurst
45	Surtsey: The Newest Place on Earth		Carolhurst
46	The Medea Hypothesis — Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive?	Peter Ward	io9
47	The Planet in a Pebble: A Journey into Earth’s Deep History	Jan Zalasiewicz	io9
48	Volcano		Carolhurst
49	When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time	Michael Benton	io9
50	Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History	Stephen Jay Gould	io9
51	Written in Stone: The Hidden Secrets of Fossils and the Story of Life on Earth	Brian Switek	io9

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6 Best Geology Children’s Book Sources/Lists

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Source	Article
AGU	Childhood bookshelves: Geology reading for kids
Buggy And Buddy	12+ Children’s Books about Rocks
Carolhurst	Featured Subject: Geology in Children’s Literature
Goodreads	Popular Kids Science Geology Books
Inventors Of Tomorrow	Geology for Kids – Learn About Rocks
io9	The 10 Books You Absolutely Must Read to Understand the History of …