Rocks and Minerals (Tasks Cards) vs The Fairyland of Science: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Ouvrages pour la jeunesse, Sciences, Science
Rocks and Minerals (Tasks Cards)
DK's Smithsonian Handbook of Rocks and Minerals combines 600 vivid full-color photos with descriptions of more than 500 specimens. This authoritative, systematic, and clear photographic approach marks a new generation…
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The Fairyland of Science
“I HAVE promised to introduce you today to the fairy-land of science-a somewhat bold promise, seeing that most of you probably look upon science as a bundle of dry facts, while fairy-land is all that is beautiful, and full of poetry and imagination.”
The present volume is chiefly intended for those of my young friends who have read, and been interested in, the Fairyland of Science. It travels over a wide field, pointing out a few of the marvellous facts which can be…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Rocks and Minerals (Tasks Cards) is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for The Fairyland of Science.
- The Fairyland of Science has the widest readership — 72 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Rocks and Minerals (Tasks Cards) | The Fairyland of Science | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (72) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | — |
Reception
| Rocks and Minerals (Tasks Cards) | The Fairyland of Science | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3 | 72 |
| Editions | 23 | 33 |
| Pages | 60 | 244 |