Nature Books: A Rock Is Lively (Hardcover)

from crieder95

A Rock is Lively is a great informational, scientific books for students. Not only is this book filled with scientific facts but it also contains some historical facts with rocks too. Throughout the book the process of a "lively" rock is followed from molten magma to rock formation. Then the book...

from nsnide1

I like this book because it has the perfect balance of informational text while still looking like a picture book. In fact, if you compare your typical informational text with this one it looks nothing alike. The author arranges the book to look more like a picture book which is more engaging. Fo...

from debnance

If you want Astonishingly Amazingly Beautiful in a children's book, look no further than the writing/illustrating team of Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long. A Rock is Lively is Aston and Long's fourth joint effort following the success of An Egg is Quiet, A Seed is Sleepy, and A Butterfly is Pat...

from leighle5

In pieces, this book was great! It gave many different types of rocks, uses for rocks, and explanations of how rocks came to be! Of all the geological books we've read the past few weeks, this was certainly a favorite. The illustrations were detailed and labeled with scientific data which made my...

from Sullywriter

Like the other wonderful books by these collaborators, this introduction to rocks and minerals features beautiful, lavish illustrations and great information.