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Roma Gans (1894–1996)

Author of Let's Go Rock Collecting

24+ Works 3,096 Members 31 Reviews 1 Favorited

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Works by Roma Gans

Let's Go Rock Collecting (1984) — Author — 1,450 copies, 20 reviews

How Do Birds Find Their Way? (1900) 696 copies, 6 reviews

Danger – Icebergs! (1964) 205 copies, 2 reviews

Birds at Night (1968) 154 copies

Caves (1962) 149 copies

Birds Eat and Eat and Eat (1963) 138 copies

Oil, the Buried Treasure (1975) 75 copies

It's Nesting Time (1964) 69 copies, 1 review

The Wonder of Stones (1963) 30 copies

Hummingbirds in the Garden (1969) 28 copies

Water for Dinosaurs and You (1972) 26 copies

Bird Talk (1961) 25 copies

When Birds Change Their Feathers (1980) 17 copies, 1 review

Millions and Millions of Crystals (1973) 13 copies

The New Wonder World, A Library of Knowledge, Volume 8: The Literature Book (1949) 9 copies

Fact and Fiction about Phonics (1964) 3 copies, 1 review

Caves Maestro, Giulio 2 copies

Handbook for Beginning Teachers 1 copy

Teaching Young Children 1 copy

Let's Go Rock Collecting (Let'S-Read-And-Find-Out Science. Stage 2) 1 copy

Lets Go Rock Collecting 1 copy

[Let's Go Rock Collecting (Let'S-Read-And-Find-Out Science. Stage 2)] [By: Gans, Roma] [April, 1997] 1 copy

Thought-Study Readers - Book Six 1 copy

Thought Study Readers Individualized Book Five (1929) 1 copy

Associated Works

The New Wonder World, A Library of Knowledge, Volume 3: The Nature Book (1943) 9 copies

Reading Rainbow: The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth [1990 TV episode] (1990) — Author — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1894-02-22
Date of death: 1996-10-04
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Place of death: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Education: Columbia University (Ph.D|1940)
St. Cloud Normal School (BA|1916)
Occupations: teacher
professor
educator
Organizations: Columbia University Teachers College

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Let's Go Rock Collecting by Roma Gans

Readers follow two enthusiastic rock hounds around the globe as they add to their collection. Along the way they will learn how sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks are formed. From the Egyptian pyramids to Roman roads, from the diamond ring on a finger to the pebbles under your feet, rocks are everywhere!

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Let's Go Rock Collecting (Let's Read-And-Find-Out… by Roma Gans

552

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How Do Birds Find Their Way? (Let's-Read-and… by Roma Gans

598.2

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Library of Congress Children's Literature Center Children's Books

Birds at Night (Nature and Science – 1968)

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Statistics

Works: 24
Also by: 2
Members: 3,096
Popularity: #8,249
Rating: 3.9

Reviews: 31
ISBNs: 68
Favorited: 1

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