All the Rocks We Love
$27.54
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
13 August 2024
Summary
A lyrical and informative celebration of ROCKS and why we love them.
Children love rocks. Rocks appear in jacket pockets, on windowsills, in the car, in their hiding places, and most often, in their little grips. Rocks are universal - they can be found in all climates, countries, and communities - making themselves available to anyone who craves the tactile pleasure of holding a perfectly sized, unfragile, unowned object. They can be collected, compared, stacked, plunked into water, p…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593662151 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593662156 |
| Author: | Lisa Varchol Perron, Taylor Perron, David Scheirer |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers |
| Imprint: | Penguin Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 13 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 332g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 226mm x 224mm |
| Audience Age: | 3-6 |
Critics Review
”… A true beginner’s guide for young rock hounds.” — Publisher’s Weekly
“A lovely choice for STEM read-alouds and individual enjoyment.” — Booklist
“Told in verse and accompanied by carefully composed watercolors, this simple introduction to geology [is] smashing!” — Kirkus
Lisa Varchol Perron
Lisa Varchol Perron is a children’s poet and author, as well as a psychotherapist. Lisa earned her MA in Humanities from New York University and her MSW from the University of California, Berkeley, with a concentration in Children, Youth, & Families. She loves spending time outdoors and can often be found searching for rocks with her kids and her husband, Taylor Perron, along the New England coast.
Taylor Perron is a professor of geology in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Taylor holds an AB in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Archaeology from Harvard University and a PhD in Earth and Planetary Science from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and a MacArthur Fellow. Taylor grew up in rural Vermont, which inspired his fascination with the Earth.
David Scheirer is an artist living in Aberdeen, Maryland. He creates his work with ink and watercolors, and draws in a graphic, whimsical, simplified style. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, bird watching, fossil collecting, and beach combing.
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