This is not a geology textbook, but a fascinating
story about our planet and the
people who study it. Interesting facts,
lively language, witty illustrations and
experiments, which are easily carried
out in the kitchen with a pot, a vacuum
cleaner, an iron and a bunch of watercress.
Transformations of rocks and minerals,
emergence of volcanoes, growth
and disappearance of islands, the origins
of coal and oil, the history of the Earth
and even other planets. How does dill
help to learn the secrets of the earth’s
bowels? Why is the Dead Sea so salty?
Do you need to buy a lead umbrella?
What do all these questions (and many
more) have to do with geology? Read
and find out!