Wednesday, December 27, 2023

A Stone is a Story by Leslie Barnard Booth and Marc Martin - ESSENTIAL

A Stone is a Story by Leslie Barnard Booth, illustrated by Marc Martin
. NON-FICTION, PICTURE BOOK Margaret K. McElderry (Simon and Schuster), 2023. $19. 9781534496941 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

What's the story of a stone? It starts as magma or lava, it's been moved by roots, water, other rocks - maybe it ended up in the ocean, had other bits added to it and after eras of time finds itself someplace else. 

A thoughtful and wonderous book - I'd never even considered that a rock has a story, or imagined all the places it might have been. I can't stop thinking about it! This picture book could easily spark a child's interest in geology. I loved the illustrations as well. Includes an author's note with additional resources and a great description of Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic rocks. 

Lisa Librarian

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