Talking Rocks and Minerals: Fact-Packed Guide to Geology
$30.53
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
23 September 2025
Summary
For fans of Ricky, the Rock That Couldn’t Roll comes a delightful nonfiction picture book told from the perspective of rocks—offering a fun and informative view of geology, straight from the source.
Let’s talk rocks. No, let’s let rocks talk!
Pebble the Rock Reporter is ready to interview a whole host of rocks and minerals to get the scoop on the fundamentals of geology. Rocks and minerals have lots to tell us, and they are ready for their close-up! Explaining how different ro…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593890950 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593890957 |
| Author: | Paige Towler, Matthew Carlson |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 23 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 236mm x 8mm |
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Critics Review
“In puntastic profusion, rocks and minerals chip in to introduce themselves…A geo-logical approach to discovering how rocks rock.“—Kirkus“Colorful and energetic…the cartoon illustrations, flowcharts, and diagrams are entertaining and aptly support concepts. Facts, brief explanations, and quips spill across pages in a pleasing and logical progression.This makes a fun addition for school and public collections.“—Booklist“Beautiful and vibrant digital illustrations that integrate photos of real rocks provide a seamless style that is fun and visually accurate for identifying rocks in the real world…A kid friendly…entertaining introduction to geology and the rocks that surround us, and a strong addition to elementary science and nature collections.“—School Library Journal
About The Author
Paige Towler
Paige Towler is a children’s book author and poet living in Washington, DC. She loves writing scary stories, tales about animals, and nonfiction facts about the weird and wonderful world around us. Her previous picture books include Mysterious, Marvelous Octopus!, Baby Bat Bedtime, Yoga Animals, and more.
Matthew Carlson is an illustrator, game designer, and graphic designer in Northern California. He studied art and English literature at the University of California, Berkeley. He’s illustrated projects for Robert Mondavi Wines, Facebook, and Twitter, and is currently the director of UX Design for Education, Fonts, and Drawing & Painting at Adobe. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Matthew now lives in Marin, California, with his partner, two kids, two dogs, and a growing collection of rocks.
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