Geology is an investigation of Earth's history. Geologists are detectives looking for clues in rocks, soil, earthquakes, volcanoes, fossils, and more. But geology isn't just about Earth's past, it's also about predicting changes to come, which is critical knowledge to Earth's inhabitants. This intriguing text, written with struggling and reluctant readers in mind, provides a helpful overview of this field of science and its applications in real life. Fact boxes delve deeper into curricular subjects for the curious reader, while beautiful full-color photographs closely correlate with the text to aid reading comprehension.