I'm Trying to Love Rocks
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · June 2, 2020
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- Who it’s for
- Humor and fascinating facts make geology—and the rocks beneath our lives—hard to dismiss.
- Themes
- Geology and the study of rocks, How rocks shape Earth's history, Why rocks matter to life
- Genres
- Rocks & Minerals, Fossils & Dinosaurs, Earthquakes & Volcanoes
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The fourth totally awesome, funny, and incredibly informative book in the "I'm Trying to Love..." book series! Think rocks are boring? Hard to like? Kinda just sit there, doing nothing? Why even write a whole book about them?? Bethany Barton will tell you why . . . because we wouldn't be here if there were no rocks! From the Grand Canyon to volcanos to diamonds and fossils, geology--the study of rocks--shows us where we've been and where we're going.
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With tons of humor and scores of fascinating facts, Bethany Barton introduces younger readers to geology and why rocks matter . . . enough to write a whole book about them!
Rocks, Reconsidered
Humor and fascinating facts make geology—and the rocks beneath our lives—hard to dismiss.
Come here for
- A funny, fact-filled case for why rocks matter
- Connections from the Grand Canyon to diamonds and fossils
Expect
- A lively introduction to geology
- Volcanoes, fossils, and plenty of rock facts
Where it sits
| Rocks & Minerals | 100% |
|---|---|
| Earthquakes & Volcanoes | 49% |
| Fossils & Dinosaurs | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Kids' Humor
- Rocks & Minerals
- Geography for Kids
- Authors
- Bethany Barton
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- June 2, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Geology and the study of rocks · How rocks shape Earth's history · Why rocks matter to life
- Reading lane
- Kids' Humor