A Rock Can Be…
Author: Laura Purdie Salas
Illustrator: Violeta Dabija
Publisher: Millbrook Press, Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8
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Through simple rhyme and stunning illustrations, Laura Purdie Salas shows just what A Rock Can Be… Sure to inspire moments of discovery, this book examines rocks from mountainous lands to windswept deserts; ancient bones to radiant stones. A wonderful way to explore the world we live in (and on). Don’t miss it!
If Rocks Could Sing: A Discovered Alphabet
Author: Leslie McGuirk (Photographer)
Publisher: Tricycle Press
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 7
A brilliant book of photographs showing not only rocks in the shapes of letters, but those that look like each of the words representing the alphabet. You have to see it to believe it.
Awards: ALA Notable Children’s Book Winner, 2012; Kid’s Indie Next List “Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Bestsellers, Winner 2011”
(SOLD!)If You Find a Rock
Author: Peggy Christian
Illustrator: Barbara Hirsch Lember (Photographer)
Publisher: Voyager Books, Harcourt, Inc.
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8
If You Find a Rock is a beautiful book of photographs describing all the different kinds of rocks a child can find. From skipping rocks to chalk rocks; wishing rocks to memory rocks, among many others, this book captures the imagination.
Awards: Highly Commended, 2001 Charlotte Zolotow Award; The John Burroughs List of Nature Books for Young Readers; An Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award Winner; A Parent’s Guide Children’s Media Award Winner
The Story of Salt: The amazing role of salt in world history
Author: Mark Kurlansky
Illustrator: S.D. Schindler
Publisher: Puffin Books, an Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) (Pbk.)
Recommended Age Range: 7 to 10
Based on the bestselling book Salt by Mark Kurlansky, The Story of Salt takes children (and their parents) through this mineral’s remarkable journey. Beginning with an introduction to this incredible rock (the only one humans eat), the author takes us from China, in 200 B.C., all the way to the present; showing us its impact through the ages. With terrific facts spread throughout the book, the reader gets a “taste” of this seasoning’s true significance.
An entertaining and informative read.
Awards: ALA Notable Book Award