Unearth the Wonders of Nature with Peggy Christian's 'If You Find A Rock' Book

elaine: illustrations are nice and the information is easy to understand for my granddaughter who is 6. She lives collecting rocks of all sorts.

United States on Jun 12, 2023

CMac: Beautiful book. Lovely illustrations, photos & suitable for kindergarten and older children.
Would definitely recommend & could spark an adventure.

Canada on Jul 22, 2020

Mark Antrim: This book took me back to my childhood! Skipping rocks on the pond with my brothers, kicking a rock ahead of me on the way to school, climbing rocks while on a picnic with my family.......so touching and sentimentally written! I can't wait to share it with my grandsons who always have a rock in their pockets! And, btw, I still collect interesting rocks on walks and hikes and I'm 55 years old! Love this book!

United States on May 27, 2020

Von S: I bought this book because locally there is a lot of interest in the collecting, painting designs on, hiding for others to find various rocks and stones of different shapes and sizes. This book is not about that craze but has poems and writing about the various rocks that can be found and their uses i.e. skimming rock, memory rock etc. If you are into the craze of rock collecting you would probably enjoy this little book.

United Kingdom on Jul 10, 2019

Terilyn O'Neill: My grandson loves to find special rocks when we go for walks. This book presents rock "collecting" in a delightfully different way. Now we look at uses for his rocks rather than just piling them out of his pockets when we get home. His (and mine) pet fish became heir to 3 small stones because he wanted to use them not save them. I recommend this book whole heartedly.

Canada on Jan 13, 2019

KH: Such a classic book and one we will treasure!

United Kingdom on Jun 01, 2018

Amazon Customer: Hi, I would definitely recommend this book. It's a quick read, has lots of little ideas and things to do when you find different rocks. I bought it for my Granddaughters 9th birthday. She thought it was quote, "cool" as she put it. It was not hard for her to read, made her want to go look for rocks and find some that were like the ones in the book. It's a really nice book to read together with your kids or grandkids. Great for spending some quality time together. I hope you will enjoy this great little book as much as we did.

Canada on Nov 21, 2016

Angel Girl: I bought this book for my 7 year old grandson who loves rocks. It is not a colorful book at all with pretty pictures of rocks but he loved the story. It talks about all the different kinds of rocks you might find. (example:a skipping rock, a chalk rock, a moss rock) It doesn't identify the rocks as granite, sandstone, etc. but it talks more about the places you would find rocks. After reading the book, my grandson and I went rock hunting and he mentioned several times about things we had read in the book. He loves the book.

United States on Jan 17, 2012

Auntiejean: This book, ostensibly for children, could engage anyone. It could occupy a place on a coffee table, as the photos have a dreamy hand tinted look that is timeless and soothing, and the gentle poetry of the words is simple yet pleasing. Who among us has not found mysterious and beautiful, unusual or commonplace rocks to handle and examine, contemplating their origin and possible meaning? Like a pleasing pebble, found and admired, this book is a treasure. I am sending it to a five year old, and will include one small ordinary rock I found and bonded with decades ago, knowing that the child will appreciate both since she has already begun a life of discovery and reverence for things as simple as small rocks along her path.

United States on Apr 30, 2011

James and Amy Reviews: What a marvelous book. It grabs and hold your interest and the interest of my 1, 3, and 6 year old. We borrowed this from the library and today I am purchasing it online. This well written book shows the joy of rocks. Most of us have at one time or another have kicked a rock in front of us. Now you can learn why! Many of us have sat on a rock and now we see why it was such a perfect place to sit. Introduce your children to the wonders of the world around them with this exceptional book. Now I am on a mission to find any other books by this author. This is not a rock identification book, but rather a book that teaches observation and appreciation of rocks.

United States on Oct 22, 2006