CRYSTALS AND CRYSTAL GARDENS YOU CAN GROW BYJEANSTANGL t fe im BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 1 J ) > X X ^ / CRYSTALS AND CRYSTAL GARDENS GROW YOU CAN J CRYSTALS AND CRYSTAL GARDENS GROW YOU CAN BY JEAN STANGL Franklin Watts New York * London * Toronto * Sydney A First Book * 1990 BRIGHTON LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-Publication Data Stangl, Jean. Crystalsand crystalgardensyoucangrow/byJeanStangl. p. cm.—(A-Firstbook) Includesbibliographical references. Summary: Providesscientificexplanations fortheformationof crystals, tipsforgrowing them, and instructions forexperiments. ISBN0-531-10889-9 — — — l. Crystals Juvenileliterat—ure. 2. Crystals Growth Juvenile literature. [1. Crystals Experiments. 2. Experiments.] I. Title. II. Title: Crystal gardensyoucangrow. III. Series. QD921.S66 1990 — 548'.5'078 dc20 89-38999 CIP AC Copyright © 1990byJeanStangl Illustrationscopyright© 1990byJoe LeMonnier All rights reserved Printed in the United StatesofAmerica 5 4 3 2 For Kenna, who grow likes to crystal gardens Coverphotographcourtesyof: American MuseumofNaturalHistory Photographscourtesyof: PhotoResearchers: pp. 10(CharlesFalco), 14 (Nuridsany/ Perrennou), 15 (Pat Lynch), 16(Chemical Design Ltd.), 20(Gary Ladd), 25 (Mich Winter), 26top(L. West), 31 (Dr. JerryBurgess), 44 top (JerrySchad), 44 bottom (Nuridsany/Perrennou); Taurus Photos: pp. 18(Alfred Pasieka), 21 (Don/PatValenti), 22 top left (LenoreWeber); BruceColeman: pp. 19(E.R. Degginger), 22 bottom left, 32(bothJane Burton); American Museumof Natural History: pp. 22both right, 23all, 24, 26bottom. IllustrationsbyJoeLeMonnier