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