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A Rock Can Be...
by Laura Purdie Salas
Illustrated by Violetta Dabija
Expected Publication Date: March 1, 2015
Review copy obtained through Netgalley.com
Laura Purdie Salas and Violetta Dabija make the reader look at rocks in a whole different way. As they did with Water Can Be... they show the reader a bit about where rocks can be found, what they look like and how rocks can be used. Whether they are used for fountains, stepping stones, skimming stones or hop scotch markers, rocks have many uses in our lives and throughout nature.
The illustrations are absolutely gorgeous! I can imagine children wanting to take a second, closer look through this one.
One of the best parts of the book is the section in the back called "More about rocks". In this section the author shares more information about each type of rock presented in the book. Did you know there is a colony of more then thirty-five thousand parrots nesting in a five mile stretch of cliffs in Argentina?! And the world record for the most numbers of skips of a stone in the water is 50!
A Rock Can Be... would be a great part of a poetry collection or a rocks and minerals unit. It also helps children see how a natural resource could be used in our lives. It is also just a beautiful book to share. I would use it most with grades K-3.
Visit Laura Purdie Salas' webpage and Violetta Dabija's webpage.