Ruth Owen has written more than 400 children's books. She writes on many subjects but her favourite topics are science and nature to research and make accessible for young readers.
This title supports the following learning objectives for Key Stage 2 science: Compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties; Describe how fossils are formed and recognise that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited Earth millions of years ago; Recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter.