Stones, minerals and metals. Children's Encyclopedia. Ermicheva A., Tokareva N.

What are the bowels of the Earth in themselves? Where did you find the largest diamond? Which rock is ancient than everyone? Why did they use oil in ancient Babylon? Is it possible to get a "gold fever"? To answer these questions, Chevostik and Uncle Kuzya go to mineral deposits.

In encyclopedias with a beloved hero, children will get acquainted with ancient metallurgists, well -known geologists and jewelers, see underwater volcanoes, diamond quarry and salty lake, salty, and salty lake. They find out what the famous monuments are made of-the mausoleum near the walls of the Moscow Kremlin and the Alexandrian column in St. Petersburg. And then, under the supervision of adults, they themselves will be able to conduct several experiments in the kitchen: for example, grow a crystal or arrange a volcanic eruption!