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JJ Non-Fiction

Identified by JJ on the spine and shelved by call number in the Juvenile Non-Fiction section (unless otherwise noted).

JJ 398.2 STONE

Stone Soup: An Old Tale
Brown, Marcia

JJ 550

B is for Blue Planet: an Earth Science Alphabet
Strother, Ruth

JJ 551.21

Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Hunter, Rebecca

JJ 551.447 

Caves
Brimner, Larry Dane

JJ 552

Rocks: A Resource Our World Depends On
Graham, Ian

JJ 560

Fossils Tell of Long Ago
Aliki

JJ 565.7

Paleo Bugs: Survival of the Creepiest
Bradley, Timothy J.

JJ 567.9

Monster Bones: the Story of a Dinosaur Fossil
Bailey, Jacqui

JJ 567.9

Discovering Dinosaurs with a Fossil Hunter
Williams, Judith

JJ 577.7

Down, Down, Down in the Ocean
Markle, Sandra

JJ 591.5648 [Early Reader] 

Animals Under Our Feet
McKay, Sindy

(Located in Early Reader Non-Fiction)

JJ 592.64 

Wiggling Worms at Work
Pfeffer, Wendy

JJ 599.767

Badgers
Kalbacken, Joan

JJ 624.193

Hidden Under the Ground: The World Beneath Your Feet
Kent, Peter

JJ 625.7

Building a Road
Pluckrose, Henry

JJ 629.225

Earthmovers
Williams, Linda D.

Looking for more Mighty Machines?

JJ 631.4

Dirt
Tomecek, Steve

JJ 635.9 

Little Green Thumbs
Van Hage, Mary An

JJ 811.54 S617

A Stick is an Excellent Thing: Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play
Singer, Marilyn

JJ 930

Archaeologists Dig for Clues
Duke, Kate

JJ 932

Pyramids and Mummies
Simon, Seymour

Juvenile Non-Fiction

Identified by J on the spine and shelved by call number in the Juvenile Non-Fiction section (unless otherwise noted).

J 550

Earth
Van Rose, Susanna

J 550

The Kingfisher Young People's Book of Planet Earth
Redfern, Martin

J 551.078

Geology Rocks!: 50 Hands-On Activities to Explore the Earth
Blobaum, Cindy

J 551.21

What's So Hot about Volcanoes?
Duffield, Wendell A.

J 551.136

Dance of the Continents
Gallant, Roy A.

J 551.46

An Extreme Dive Under the Antarctic Ice
Matsen, Brad

J 552

National Geographic Kids: Everything Rocks and Minerals
Tomecek, Steve

J 552.0078

Rocks and Minerals
Green, Dan

J 560

Fossils
Parker, Steve

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J 567.9

Dinosaur Mummies: Beyond Bare-Bone Fossils
Halls, Kelly Milner

J 567.91

Utahraptor: The Deadliest Dinosaur
Lessem, Don

J 591.77 

Journey into the Deep: Discovering New Ocean Creatures
Johnson, Rebecca L.

J 592.64

Lowdown on Earthworms
Dixon, Norma

J 599.3597

Baby Porcupine
Lang, Aubrey

J 631.4 

Sand and Soil: Earth's Building Blocks
Gurney, Beth

J 635

Kids Garden!: The Anytime, Anyplace Guide to Sowing & Growing Fun
Hart, Avery

930.1

The Usborne Introduction to Archaeology
Wheatley, Abigail

(Located in Adult
Non-Fiction)

J 932

Pyramids!: 50 Hands-On Activities to Experience Ancient Egypt
Hart, Avery

J 932

Egyptology: Search for the Tomb of Osiris
Steer, Dugald

J 944.72

The Secret Cave: Discovering Lascaux
McCully, Emily Arnold

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