  | Stone is a story Author: Barnard Booth, Leslie | |
| Price: $23.78 | ||
Summary:
A stone is not just a stone. A stone is a story. Journey across history to see how one stone changes and transforms, from magma, oozing under Earth's crust, to sand ground down by a rushing river, to the heart of a mountain. Watch what happens when rain, ice, and wind mold this rock into something new, something you might even hold in your hand and imagine all that is left for the stone to become. Captivating prose answers one of kids' most curious questions, "where do rocks come from?"
| Illustrator: | Martin, Marc |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (-) (08/15/23)
Booklist (10/01/23)
The Hornbook (00/11/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 10/01/2023 The forces of erosion (“A stone has been wrenched apart by roots”), deposition (“Bits of seaweed and shell and bone have . . . become part of it”), and metamorphosis (“Squeezed and scorched, it has transformed”) on stones large and small are told here in a lyrical sentence per page. The text is set on a backdrop of lush, expressive watercolors of stones and the landscapes they form and inhabit, the colors mainly browns, greens, and grays, but with the odd splash of fiery lava or blue river offering contrast. The passage of vast time is shown by the stone reaching “the heart of . . . a mountain whittled by wind by rain by ice by time” and eventually landing on a beach where it’s picked up by “you,” to become inspiration for thoughts of a stone’s story. A closing section, “Rocks: Not Set in Stone,” describes the types of stones—igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic—and how they can change; this is followed by a helpful glossary of terms and ideas such as magma, tectonic plates, and the rock cycle. An attractive and informative option for budding geologists. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
