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We love rocks! A rock can be as huge as a mountain or as small as a stone you carry in your pocket. Rocks are everywhere, but to find them, you have to be outside. You can climb on them, find flat ones to skip across the water, or search for pretty ones that sparkle and shine. Rocks tell us the history of our Earth from long, long ago.

All rocks are divided into three groups. Igneous are called fire rocks. They come from volcanoes. Sedimentary are layers of rock that look like a layer cake.

They start with the first layer and have more layers on top. Metamorphic rocks were once igneous or sedimentary rocks that changed over time into a different rock.

After reading this issue, go outside and see how many rocks or stones you can find. Take a picture and show us your favorite.

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by Lynn Katulka

Mount Rushmore

You can tiptoe through a rock garden or climb a rock wall. You can eat rock lobster or rock candy and challenge your friends to a game of Rock-Paper-Scissors. But did you realize there are places that are famous just for their rocks?

You may know about Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts, from school. This famous rock represents the landing site of the Pilgrims when they arrived here from England in 1620.

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Plymouth Rock

Stone Mountain

Stone Mountain, in Georgia, has images of famous Americans Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Davis chiseled into the stone. The carving is 90 feet wide and 190 feet tall. It's 400 feet off the ground. So high, in fact, that you can't see the carving if you stand directly below it.

The Wave, a fantastic rock formation near the Arizona-Utah border, was left after a river and wind carved through sandstone for many, many years. The various colors of different stone types, together with ridges made by the water, give the stone a wave-like look.

In South Dakota, Mount Rushmore also has a large carving. Four American presidents are permanently honored in stone: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. To keep the carving safe and looking good, rock climbers scale the carvings. They fill in cracks and clean up any growing moss on noses and chins.

You might spy the Delicate Arch when hunting for out-of-state license plates on a road trip. This is a natural 65-foot-high stone arch, formed by weather and erosion.

It is in Utah’s Arches National Park. It has been selected to appear on the Utah license plate.

Delicate Arch

Though these rock stars don't perform at concerts, they are truly stars that will last a very long time.

The Wave

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by Sue Gagliardi

Ringing bells, ringing phones, ringing doorbells, ringing . . . ROCKS? That’s what you’ll find hidden deep in the woodlands of Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania! Ringing Rocks Park has a seven-acre field of giant boulders piled up ten feet high. The huge rocks ring like bells when struck by hard objects. Kids and adults alike bring hammers to strike the rocks to make sounds that echo like music on the wind.

Mystery surrounds these ringing rocks. Scientists do not know exactly what causes some of the rocks to ring while others do not ring at all. The rocks that make a ringing sound are called “live” rocks. Those that do not ring are known as “dead” rocks. Part of the fun at Ringing Rocks Park is striking the rocks to find the ones that ring.

Have you ever been to a rock concert where the musicians actually played on rocks?

In 1890, Dr. J. J. Ott used ringing rocks as instruments at what could be called history’s first “rock” concert! Dr. Ott collected rocks which rang at various pitches. He played his rock instruments and performed concerts along with a brass band. Local musicians today continue to play the rocks like Dr. Ott, using sticks, rocks, hammers, and railroad spikes to make rock music.

So, the next time you want to make music, you could grab some drums or a trumpet – or you can gather your friends and grab some rocks to make your very own “rock music”!

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magine living in a castle made of stone! Let’s discover what it was like. Bring along an imaginary candle. With so few windows, it’s dark and gloomy where we are going.

Can you feel the cold? Even in summer, the sun never fully warms the thick stone walls. Open fires are built for heat – right in the middle of the rooms. The fires create a lot of smoke. Listen to all the noise! This is a bustling place, full of people of all ages working for the noble and his family. As a kid, you’re in charge of turning meat over the fire in the busy kitchen. It’s a tiring, greasy job, but at least you’re warm. When night comes, you’ll find a corner to sleep in. If you’re lucky, you might find an empty table or bench.

With so many people living here close together, the castle is smelly. Bathrooms are built on the outside of the castle walls. Forget about privacy. Toilets are benches with several holes cut in. The waste drops into a stinky pit or river below.

What do you think? Would you have liked living in a stone castle?

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When you are outside, do you ever wonder what’s beneath the grass and dirt?

Depending upon where you live, there could be a cave under your feet!

Caves are hollow spaces found underground or inside a mountain or hill.

They can be so small, only one person can fit in. Others are giant chambers.

Some caves have areas that never see sunlight. Eyeless creatures slither or creep or swim around in darkness. During winter, caves protect hibernating animals. Caves are quiet places except for the constant drip, drip, drip of water.

Most caves are formed when rainwater dissolves rock. The water has help.

When rain soaks through the ground, it absorbs a gas from rotting plants. Now the water is a weak acid and becomes a rock eater. Water especially likes to dissolve a soft rock called limestone. A tiny crack in limestone can become a hole. With every rain, the hole gets larger. In time, the hole becomes a cave.

Mysterious caves are found all over the world. You may walk over one and not even know it!

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A cavern is a group of caves connected by passages. They can stretch underground for miles and have huge rooms. Some caverns have pits so deep they seem to be bottomless! But what makes caverns extra special is their ability to grow impressive decorations.

Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico is famous for having thousands of mind-boggling formations. Two of the most popular can be seen on this page.

Stalactites hang down like bumpy icicles. They begin as drops of water clinging to the cavern’s ceiling. When the water evaporates, it leaves behind minerals that grow into pointy stalactites.

The bumpy-looking mounds on the floor are stalagmites. They grow upward from minerals that water leaves on the floor. As stalagmites get bigger, they will look like a heap of goop or a broomstick. Both stalactites and stalagmites grow over time. When they meet, they form columns.

Some caverns are so massive, they have areas that no one has ever seen. Perhaps one day, you’ll be the next explorer to discover a new cavern.

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BELIEVE IT OR NOT, enormous rock heads are poking up out of the ground on a small Pacific island!

Nearly 900 heads can be seen on Easter Island, which is thousands of miles from anywhere. The biggest is 33 feet tall and weighs 28,000 pounds, but most are half that size. Even more amazing, the heads have bodies hiding underground! The bodies became buried under rocks or earth over the centuries.

The statues were carved by the early Rapa Nui people over 500 years ago. They used volcanic rock. Nobody knows why the statues were created, not even those living on Easter Island today. Maybe they were made to honor ancestors or important people.

Most heads have sloping noses, jutting chins, long ears, and empty deep-set eyes. Other heads are different, with seashells and coral eyes and topknots on their heads.

In some places, the towering stone statues are lined up in groups. You can almost imagine them keeping watch over the island.

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BELIEVE IT OR NOT, rocks

in California’s Death Valley seem to move all by themselves across the desert! They even leave trails behind.

The rocks are scattered in an old dried-up lakebed called the Racetrack. Some weigh hundreds of pounds. What is moving them? Animals? Earthquakes?

Researchers think it could be the perfect combination of desert rain, ice, and wind.

Winter rains can turn the Racetrack into a shallow lake. If nights are cold enough, the lake freezes. When the sun shines the next day, the ice breaks up and floats over the slick, slippery mud underneath. Strong, steady winds help it along. As the ice moves, the rocks are pushed or carried along for the ride!

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, there is a tall,

heavy column of rock balancing on the very edge of another rock!

This balancing rock is in Nova Scotia, Canada, and is 20 feet high. It looks as though it will topple into the water at any time. But the rock is actually attached to the rock below it in two small sections.

How long has it been standing proudly above the waves in St. Mary’s Bay? No one knows. Other solid columns of basalt, a rock formed from lava, have collapsed. But not this one. Through fierce storms and the constant pounding of the ocean, this balancing rock refuses to move.

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by Kris MacLeod

Each of the common expressions below contains one of the listed “rock and mineral” words. Can you complete each expression with the correct word? Some words are used more than once.

ROCK STONE

PEBBLE GOLD

SILVER DIAMOND

1. _________ and Roll!

2. Every cloud has a _______ lining.

Find the letters described by each statement below. Write the letters you select, in the order given, into the boxes below to answer the question.

What kind of music do most rocks prefer?

The first 2/7 of ROOSTER The last 2/5 of CLOCK The middle 1/5 of BLACK The middle 1/3 of CANDLE The first 1/2 of ROOT The last 1/4 of BASEBALL

3. Carved in _______ 4. All that glitters is not _______.

5. Not the only _______ on the beach 6. Leave no _______ unturned.

7. The _______ screen 8. Between a _______ and a hard place 9. Good as _______ 10. A rolling _______ gathers no moss.

11. A _______ in the rough 12. Have a heart of _______ / _______ (2 answers)

by Evelyn B. Christensen

Igneous is one of the three main kinds of rocks. The other two kinds are metamorphic and sedimentary.

Igneous rocks are formed when magma (melted rock underground) or lava (melted rock that flows from volcanoes) cools and hardens.

O U U O G N U E I E O S G E I O S N S G N E U G

by Guy Belleranti

A geologist is a scientist who studies rocks. Find your way through the maze by connecting letters to spell: WHAT IS A GEOLOGIST’S FAVORITE PET? You may move in any direction, but no letter may be connected more than once.

Then, write down the unconnected letters, in order, in the boxes for the answer.

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Fill in the squares so that each row, column, and 7-square section has the letters I-G-N-E-O-U-S.

Start

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I L K I T E

ANSWER:

S A O O P E

G E U T

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by Anita Banks

K A C E V N E

F F U T H L N H O T

U E L B R A M A L E P A O O R I

I S L A T E M E R I L T T R I M

E R G A B B R O T U E N E S N T O

C O N G L O M E R A T E T D F E L

I N E M R B R E C C I A I N E L O

M O N A I D I S B O N R R A L A D

U R T L A S A B N J A O O S S H M

P E R I D O T I T E R L I C N S A

Y N O S I S E N E G T D H S V R

Unscramble the remaining letters from the word search to find this famous ROCK.

A A E N O T S E M I L

T L A S K C O R

Merrick’s Butte BASALT GRANITE DIORITE SCORIA FLINT OBSIDIAN IRON ORE CHERT MARBLE SLATE PUMICE GENESIS SANDSTONE CONGLOMERATE DOLOMITE NORITE BRECCIA HORNFELS LIMESTONE SHALE GABBRO PERIDOTITE ROCK SALT COAL MARL TUFF

Wondering if your answers are ALBITE? (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)

by Evelyn B. Christensen TIN COAL GOLD IRON LEAD AGATE FLINT MICA TALC COPPER GARNET

JASPER SLATE DIAMOND EMERALD GRANITE GYPSUM LIMESTONE OBSIDIAN SAPPHIRE SANDSTONE

L E R I H P P A S T

T I M T E N R A G N

A D M B O T N O R I

L I A E B D A E L L

C A M U S P Y G J F

O M O T I T L E A S

P O O C D L O G S L

P N R M I C A N P A

E D D L A R E M E T

R E T I N A R G R E

Write the uncircled letters below to spell another kind of rock:

See page 30.

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by Diane Winebar Canyons are found the world over. No two are alike. Canyons can be wide or deep or narrow.

Some are in the oceans! No matter where they are, canyons are always changing.

How to Make a Plateau Canyon First, set aside a HUGE chunk of time. Then find a plateau, which is high, flat land. Add a flowing river. Rainy days and winds that whip around dirt and dust are a must. You'll want to cover the area with standing water every now and then, letting the land dry in between.

Now, let the river’s tremendous power carry away tons of rock pieces. Wait patiently as the river carves down deeper and deeper. It will create a hole in the ground with steep sides. Some of the harder rocks will form cliffs. After a long, l-o-n-g time, you will have a plateau canyon!

How do some canyons become so wide? We can thank erosion for that. Over the centuries, wind blows away bits of dirt and rock from a canyon's walls. Rainstorms cause rocks to become loose from the walls and fall down. The flowing river washes them away. Winter rains seep into cracks in rocks. When the water freezes, the rocks expand. Large pieces break off and tumble down into the river below. Good-bye, rocks!

The Grandest Plateau Canyon

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When they named it the Grand Canyon, they weren't kidding! The mighty Colorado River helped carve out this largest canyon on Earth. It is 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide, and 1 mile deep. Rain, ancient seas, wind, volcanic activity, and time worked with the river to make it so wide.

Canyons Hidden Underground Slot canyons are another type of canyon. These are usually below Earth’s surface and can be full of twisted passages. Sometimes the opening is just a narrow slash in the ground. But down below, slot canyons can be very deep and full of dark, shadowy places.

These canyons form much faster than plateau canyons.

Water also creates slot canyons. Every time a flash flood happens, water rushes over the opening and bursts into the canyon. The water easily wears away the sandstone walls and floor, making them smooth.

Soon, the water is gone, and the canyon is dry.

Until the next flash flood, that is. Then more erosion will change the canyon again.

Antelope Slot Canyon Arizona's remarkable Antelope Canyon is on Navajo Indian land.

Time and water wore away rock and turned it into a slot canyon with two sections. The Navajo names for the sections mean "the place where water runs through rocks" and "spiral rock arches."

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by Melissa A. Goodwin

The Stone of Scone This stone could tell many stories about its adventures. The kings of Scotland were crowned while sitting upon it. Over 700 years ago, it was stolen by King Edward I of England. Then the Scots stole it back. England took it again, and it stayed in London until it was returned to Scotland in 1996. But was the real stone returned? Some people doubt it. Still others believe that the Scots tricked Edward, and the stone he stole in the first place was a fake!

Bending backward to kiss the Blarney Stone

The Blarney Stone If the legendary Blarney Stone could talk, it would tell us about the mystical powers people think it has. It is believed that if you kiss the Blarney Stone, you will be able to speak eloquently and persuasively. You will have the gift of gab. The stone is set into the battlement at the top of Blarney Castle in Cork, Ireland. To kiss it, you have to lean backward over an iron railing.

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Can you answer these five riddles?

Use the solving tips for help.

by Guy Belleranti WHAT IS A GEOLOGIST’S FAVORITE CHAIR?

For help in answering this riddle, cross out the word CHAIR five times in the line below. The remaining letters will spell out the riddle answer, though you will have to find one word break.

CHAIRARCHAIROCHAIRCCHAIRKECHAIRR

WHAT IS A GEOLOGIST’S FAVORITE PLANT? For help in answering this riddle, write the letters that come before the letters given.

B TIBNSPDL

“I’d like to be like rocks. They spend time in the dirt and never take a shower!”

by Douglas Bennett

pebble hese t d “An

s are my ki ds.”

by Joseph Bore

WHAT IS A GEOLOGIST’S FAVORITE GAME?

For help in answering this riddle, write the letters below in the reverse order given, and then find one word break.

SENOTSGNIPPIKS

WHERE DO GEOLOGISTS SLEEP?

For help in answering this riddle, cross out the word SLEEP six times in the line below. The remaining letters will spell out the riddle answer, though you will have to find one word break.

ISLEEPSLEEPNBSLEEPEDRSLEEPOCSLEEPKSLEEP

WHAT IS A GEOLOGIST’S FAVORITE METHOD OF TRAVEL? For help in answering this riddle, write the letters that come after the letters given.

AX QNBJDS

Answers on page 30.

Rocky Jokes What does a pebble want to be when it grows up? A ROCK STAR! What is a rock’s favorite cereal? COCOA PEBBLES! What should you do when a baby stone cries? ROCK IT!

What is a rock’s favorite kind of ice cream? ROCKY ROAD!

What rock group has four members that can’t sing? MOUNT RUSHMORE! Why is a moon rock tastier than an Earth rock?

BECAUSE IT’S A LITTLE METEOR (MEATIER)!

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Rockin' Recipes

by Lynn York

Sink your teeth into some ROCKS! Let’s learn about the three types of rocks. Then, with adult supervision, you can make these “rock” cookies.

IGNEOUS ROCKS are called “fire rocks” because they are made from heat. They are formed when volcanoes erupt. Lava flows to Earth’s surface and then cools, forming igneous rocks. Igneous rocks also form underground when melted rock called magma stays inside Earth’s crust and slowly cools.

Igneous Delights

• 6-oz. can evaporated milk • 1½ cup sugar • ¼ teaspoon salt • ½ cup chopped nuts • 1 teaspoon vanilla

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• 1½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips • 1¼ cup miniature marshmallows 1. Mix evaporated milk, sugar, and salt in a saucepan.

2. Bring the mixture to a boil, then quickly reduce heat. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.

3. Remove saucepan from heat. Mix in nuts, vanilla, chocolate chips, and marshmallows.

4. Pour mixture into a greased 9"x9" pan and let cool.

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SEDIMENTARY ROCKS are made when pieces, or sediments, of earth are broken down and worn away by wind and running water. These sediments settle in the bottom of rivers, lakes, and oceans. Over time, layer after layer of eroded earth is pressed down more and more.

The bottom layers slowly turn into rock.

Sweet Sedimentary Crunch • 1½ cup cornflakes

• 3 tablespoons sugar • 1 cup margarine • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

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• 1¼ cup coconut flakes • 1 cup chopped nuts • 14-oz. can sweetened condensed milk

1. Melt margarine slowly in a saucepan. When melted, stir in cornflakes and sugar.

2. Press mixture into a 9”x9” pan.

3. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the cereal mixture. Sprinkle coconut over chocolate chips. Sprinkle nuts over coconut. Pour condensed milk over the layers.

4. Bake for 25 minutes in oven preheated to 325°F.

METAMORPHIC ROCKS were once igneous or sedimentary rocks, but due to the movement of Earth’s crust, were changed, or morphed.

Metamorphic Munchies

• 1 cup softened margarine • 1 cup brown sugar • ½ teaspoon vanilla • ½ cup chopped nuts • ½ cup raisins • ½ cup drained crushed pineapple • 1 beaten egg • 1 cup flour • 1 cup whole-wheat flour • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 teaspoon baking soda

limestone with fossil 1. Cream together margarine and brown sugar in large bowl. Add vanilla and beaten egg.

2. In another bowl, mix together flour, wholewheat flour, salt, and baking soda. Add to first bowl. Stir in raisins, pineapple, and nuts.

3. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet, and bake in preheated 375° oven for 7 minutes.

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Crystals are beautiful minerals found inside some rocks. You can’t grow a rock, but you CAN grow crystals!

Sprinkle some salt from a shaker into your hand.

Look at the grains. You will see that every grain is square. In this experiment, you will turn a lot of those tiny square crystals into large square crystals.

What You Need: • a cup

• hot water

• a saucer

• a tablespoon

• table salt

What You Do: 1. Put 4 tablespoons of hot water from the faucet into the cup.

2. Add 4 tablespoons of salt. Stir the salt and water for a minute or two. While you are stirring, some of the salt will dissolve in the water. Don’t worry if all the salt doesn’t dissolve.

3. Pour the water into the saucer. Leave any salt that did not dissolve in the cup.

4. Carefully set the saucer in a WARM, DRY place for a day or more. Now LEAVE IT ALONE and look at it every so often. You will see that big salt crystals are forming and slowly grow larger.

The Science Secret Table salt is a chemical called sodium chloride.

When you mixed the salt with the water, you made salt water. You can’t see the salt, but if you dip your finger in the water and touch it to your tongue, you can taste it.

After you poured the salt water into the saucer, the water evaporated. The salt did not evaporate.

It stayed on the saucer, and a few tiny salt crystals stayed too. When more water evaporated, the salt stayed behind and stuck to those tiny crystals and made them grow into bigger and bigger crystals.

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After all the water evaporated, all that was left were large, beautiful, square crystals of sodium chloride!

by Jacqueline S. Cotton

In the Serengeti region in Africa, a lion lounges on top of a tall, massive rock called a kopje (pronounced “copy”). The lion has a clear view of the vast open plains. What does it see?

Scattered Old Rocks

First, the lion sees lots of scattered kopjes. These unique rocks, formed in a variety of shapes and sizes, appear to be popping out of the ground. Kopjes look like sculptures, and they typically have rounded tops and lots of cracks. Where did they come from? Long, long ago, underground volcanoes erupted. Magma pushed through Earth’s surface.

Over time, the soft volcanic rocks and ash eroded, exposing the kopjes.

Islands on the Plains

Many of the kopjes that the lion sees are like islands with plants and trees. How do these things grow on kopjes? During the rainy seasons, water collects in the cracks of the kopjes. The wind blows seeds between these cracks, and the seeds sprout into plant life. The water and plants around the kopjes attract many animals. They use the rocky islands for food and shelter.

Rock-top Nursery

The lion sees lion cubs playing on top of a nearby kopje. This kopje is like a nursery and keeps the cubs safe. These little cubs aren’t old enough to hunt or defend themselves from predators. The cubs aren’t alone on the rock-top nursery. Several lionesses stand guard over them.

A Roaming Buffet

The lion also sees a variety of prey. Lions prey on the animals that roam across the open plains. Some of these animals include gazelles, zebras, antelopes, wildebeests, and buffaloes. The kopje gives lions the advantage of scouting out the weakest or smallest of the roaming animals.

A Serengeti Expedition

At a distance, the lion sees tourists traveling in a jeep along the Serengeti. Tourists are attracted to the wildlife and kopjes. If the tourists are lucky, they might get a snapshot of a lion lounging on 27 a kopje!

“Watch this.” Cowboy Clark picked up a flat rock approximately three inches long and half an inch wide.

He ran into the woods with the rock in his mouth.

Having just arrived at the park, Mrs. Whiskers asked Larry, “Sweet mercy. What's he doing?”

Larry raised his paw, resting it on the shoulder of the dog next to him. “He’s hiding a rock for our good friend, Chelsea,” he said. “She can find any rock he hides in the woods. She’s amazing!”

Cowboy Clark returned. “OK, Chelsea,” he panted. “I hid it good this time.” Chelsea bolted into the woods.

Mrs. Whiskers said, “She’ll find it with no problem whatsoever.”

“What do you know about it?” Cowboy Clark barked at Mrs. Whiskers. “You think you’re the smartest smarty pants in the whole county.”

“Well, I know Chelsea is a retriever, which is a breed of dog with an acute sense of smell,” Mrs. Whiskers replied.

Cowboy Clark and Larry looked confused.

“Meaning . . .” Mrs. Whiskers continued, “her nose is trained to pick up specific smells. In this case, a rock that has been in the grossest halitosis mouth. Finding it won’t be a problem for her.”

“What’s halitosis?” Larry asked.

“Simply put, dear Larry, bad breath. Your friend, Cowboy Clark, has the grossest halitosis mouth my nose has ever encountered. After holding that rock in his mouth, Chelsea will definitely smell it.” Mrs. Whiskers started to chuckle. “Now, whether she’s brave enough to put that disgusting rock in her mouth to bring back here is another story.”

Chelsea burst out of the woods with the hidden rock in her mouth. She immediately spit it out on the grass, then started gagging.

Mrs. Whiskers chuckled as she walked away.

“Mrs. Whiskers!” Cowboy Clark howled.

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A-Maze-ing Geologist Riddle on page 16

Start

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Answer: A ROCK HOUND

Where Am I? on page 17

Igneous Sudoku on page 16

G U O S E N I

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Rock Talk on page 16 1. ROCK, 2. SILVER, 3. STONE, 4. GOLD, 5. PEBBLE, 6. STONE, 7. SILVER, 8. ROCK, 9. GOLD, 10. STONE, 11. DIAMOND, 12. STONE/GOLD

Fun with Fractions on page 16 What kind of music do most rocks prefer?

ROCK AND ROLL

Rocky Riddles on page 23

1. A ROCKER, 2. A SHAMROCK, 3. SKIPPING STONES, 4. IN BEDROCK, 5. BY ROCKET

Photo Credits: Plymouth Rock 1620 by NYC1887 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons 4 (bottom); The Wave by Paul Kordwig Post.eingang (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons 5 (bottom-right); Doll’s Theater- NPS Photo/Peter Jones 9; Racetrack Playa - Pirate Scott CC-BY-2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 15 (top); Balancing rock (column) - Shawn M. Kent, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 15 (bottom); Grand Canyon National Park - [CC BY-2.0] via Wikimedia Commons 18; USA_10096 - by I, Luca Galuzzi [CC BY-SA 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons 19; Blarney Stone licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons 22 (bottom); wwarby [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons 27 (top); Kevin Walsh from Oxford, England (kopje@marabada) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons 27 (inset).

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