TopicScience & Nature / Earth Sciences / General, Earth Sciences / Geology, United States / MidWest / West North Central (IA, Ks, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Sd)
IllustratorYes
FeaturesRevised
GenreTravel, Juvenile Nonfiction, Science
AuthorJames Griesemer, John P. Gries
Book SeriesRoadside Geology Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight20.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN96-015930
Dewey Edition20
Grade FromFourth Grade
Dewey Decimal557.83
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisSouth Dakota fills the landscape with geologic diversity, from the glaciated rolling prairies in the east, across the Missouri River, and west to the rugged Badlands Wall and granitic domes of the Black Hills. Written for the layperson and amply illustrated with photographs, maps, and diagrams, this book describes and interprets the rocks and landforms visible along the state's highways and the geology that lies hidden beneath prairie sod and in caves and mine shafts. Included are geologic tours of the Black Hills, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Badlands National Park, Wind Cave National Park, Jewel Cave National Monument, and many other points of interest., This book gracefully ties the glaciated eastern half of the state, where artesian wells flow with water that fell as precipitation in the Black Hills, with the arid western half, where sedimentary layers contain fossilized sea creatures. South Dakota fil