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A Rock Can Be
A Rock Can Be
Reviewed by: Kathy George - Gray Public Library, Gray, Me , Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: September 13, 2015
Review
In the simplest of rhyming text(words rhyme) Ms. Salas reminds the reader of what rocks are, a grain of sand, a dinosaur bone, a home for sea birds a star. while the text is sparse the words run off the tongue and are fun to say and talk about. The illustrations convey in bright, full page detail the meaning of what a rock can be. The text and the bold illustrations give our youngest readers a lesson in rhyming, geology and creativity and lots to talk about when looking at a stone! The author has included a glossary of terms, and an explanation of each illustration which adds to its appeal. Pair this with Peggy Christian's If You Find a Rock in which readers will explore the rock with different criteria- a wishing rock, a climbing rock or a resting rock. this is a beautiful book.
Overall Book Score: excellent
About the Book
Author:
Salas, Laura Purdie
Illustrator: Dabija, Violeta
Illustration Quality: excellent
Publisher: Millbrook Press/Lerner
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre:
Audience: preschool,grades k-3
Binding Type: reinforced trade binding
Binding Quality: excellent
ISBN: 9781467721103
Price: 17.99