Synopses & Reviews
Maybe that plain old rock has gleaming jewels inside.
Maybe Africa and South America used to be best friends.
Maybe a clam that died 300 million years ago is in your backyard.
What secrets is Earth hiding? These twenty-two poems leave no stone unturned in exploring the worlds natural wonders.
Crack this book open and watch geology sparkle.
Synopsis
Maybe that plain old rock has gleaming jewels inside.
Maybe Africa and South America used to be best friends.
Maybe a clam that died 300 million years ago is in your backyard.
What secrets is Earth hiding? These twenty-two poems leave no stone unturned in exploring the worlds natural wonders.
Crack this book open and watch geology sparkle.
Synopsis
Maybe that plain old rock has gleaming jewels inside.
Maybe Africa and South America used to be best friends.
Maybe a clam that died 300 million years ago is in your backyard.
What secrets is Earth hiding? These twenty-two poems leave no stone unturned in exploring the world's natural wonders.
Crack this book open and watch geology sparkle.
Synopsis
Glacier, you are so dull so sluggish so chunky. Can t you speed it up? from Glacial Pace What sort of letters might Africa and South America exchange as they drift apart? What would be included in an obituary for a clam? What s the recipe for granite? And what kind of layer-cake might the earth bake? These twenty-two poems and stunning collage illustrations are imaginative, thought-provoking, astonishing, and FUNNY-and make geology and earth science thrilling. Includes endnot with further information about the geology and earth science topics covered in the poems.
Synopsis
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About the Author
Lisa Westberg Peters is the author of several books for children, including Earthshake: Poems from the Ground Up, illustrated by Cathie Felstead, and Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck, illustrated by Sam Williams. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.