A Stone Is a Story
Hardcover – Picture Book, October 3, 2023
Margaret K. McElderry Books · Hardcover · October 3, 2023
A National Science Teaching Association Outstanding Science Trade Book Follow a stone’s journey through time as it faces ice, water, wind, and scorching heat in this beautiful nonfiction picture book that is Seeds Move! meets A Stone Sat Still. “Where do rocks come from?” The answer may be more incredible than you think!
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- Who it’s for
- A single stone opens a vivid way into Earth’s deep past and changing landscapes.
- Themes
- Geology and the rock cycle, Stone transformed by natural forces, Earth's deep past
- Genres
- Rocks & Minerals, Earth Science, Poetry
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A National Science Teaching Association Outstanding Science Trade Book Follow a stone’s journey through time as it faces ice, water, wind, and scorching heat in this beautiful nonfiction picture book that is Seeds Move! meets A Stone Sat Still. “Where do rocks come from?” The answer may be more incredible than you think! After all, a stone is not just a stone: a stone is a story.
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Embark on a journey across time to see how one stone can change and transform, from magma under Earth’s crust to the sand swept up by a rushing river to the very heart of the tallest mountain. Watch what happens when rain, ice, and wind mold this rock into something new, something you might even hold in your hand—something full of endless possibility. Complete with additional information about geology and the rock cycle, this lyrical and captivating story invites readers to experience the wonder of the natural world around us, and to see—in every cliff, pebble, and stone—a window into Earth’s deep past.
A Stone’s Long Story
A single stone opens a vivid way into Earth’s deep past and changing landscapes.
Come here for
- Deep time made tangible through ice, water, wind, and heat
- A fresh way to look at cliffs, pebbles, and stones
Expect
- Lyrical nonfiction picture-book storytelling
- Additional information about geology and the rock cycle
Where it sits
| Rocks & Minerals | 100% |
|---|---|
| Poetry | 32% |
| Earth Science | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Rocks & Minerals
- Poetry
- Ecosystems & Environment
- Authors
- Leslie Barnard Booth
- Publisher
- Margaret K. McElderry Books
- Published
- October 3, 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Geology and the rock cycle · Stone transformed by natural forces · Earth's deep past
- Reading lane
- Rocks & Minerals