![]() ![]() I can't wait to hold this book in my hands! This review is based on an eARC supplied by the publisher. Kids (and adults) will never look at a rock in the same way again, and when they go exploring, they'll need pants with plenty of pockets, ones ready to be filled with stories. And the ending opens up the world of possibilities for what a stone in the hand may someday become, which also resonates as a metaphor for the future of the child reader.īack matter includes a description of the differences between igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary stone how they're formed and how geologists "read" a stone's story. ![]() The science revealed through the gorgeous illustrations and language is thought-provoking. The language in this book is pure poetry, a true pleasure to read aloud. This is what's called "the rock cycle." And when we look at a stone, when we really take the time to study it, its composition can tell us a story about the forces that created it. They melt, crack, crumble, turn to dust, blow or wash away, become part of something else that over time may once again become stone. Right? This narrative turns that thought on its head as we see how stones transform over time, under great pressure or heat, or through forces of erosion. Opinions and ideas are set in stone, meaning they can no longer move or change. When you think of a stone, you think of something that's immobile, unchangeable. ![]()
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