The Earth in Turmoil: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and their Impact on Humankind by Kerry Sieh and Simon LeVay The Earth in Turmoil covers plate...

One of the activities in the Mater Amabilis™  Mountains and Volcanoes study in Level 1A Year 2 (third grade) is to grow a crystal. We tried...

Mater Amabilis™ recommends a two year study of geology in Level 3 (sixth and seventh grades) with  A Doorway of Amethyst by Mary Daly in...

The Seashell on the Mountaintop: A Story of Science, Sainthood, and the Humble Genius who Discovered a New History of the Earth by Alan ...

The Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt by William Nothdurft with Josh Smith This book begins with a vivid description of destruction raining do...

The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson This is one of the nature books recommended for Level 5 Year 1 (ninth grade) by the beta Mater Amab...

We read from a book of poetry about once a week just for beauty and enjoyment as part of our cultural studies loop . Just for the blog re...

Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded by Simon Winchester About five years ago, Kansas Dad and I saw something about Krakatoa in a docume...

Rocks in His Head by Carol Otis Hurst, pictures by James Stevenson Based on the true story of the author's father, this book is a fan...

Rocks, Rivers, and the Changing Earth: A First Book About Geology by Herman and Nina Schneider, with illustrations be Edwin Herron A fel...

A Doorway of Amethyst by Mary Daly A Doorway of Amethyst is recommended at Mater Amabilis for sixth grade, Level 3 Year 1 . As far as...