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If You Find a Rock Paperback – Picture Book, September 1, 2008

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4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 465 ratings
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Think of all the rocks there are: skipping rocks, splashing rocks, climbing rocks, and wishing rocks. Children can’t help collecting them. With joyful, poetic text and luminous photographs, If You Find a Rock celebrates rocks everywhere—as well as the mysterious and wonderful places they are found.
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    3 - 7 years, from customers
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 3
  5. Lexile measure
    AD740L
  6. Dimensions
    9.04 x 9.94 x 0.1 inches
  7. Publisher
    Clarion Books
  8. Publication date
    September 1, 2008
  9. ISBN-10
    0152063544
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0152063542
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[set star] “A work of art in every regard.”—Publishers Weekly (starred)“Poignant, lyrical . . . [A] gem.”—School Library Journal “Elegant.”—The New York Times Book Review —

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PEGGY CHRISTIAN has been a reading specialist, a bookstore manager, a teacher of language arts and writing, and the author of a picture book, If You Find a Rock. She lives in Missoula, Montana.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarion Books; First Edition (September 1, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0152063544
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0152063542
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD740L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.04 x 9.94 x 0.1 inches
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elaine
5.0 out of 5 stars Rock adventure
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2023
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illustrations are nice and the information is easy to understand for my granddaughter who is 6. She lives collecting rocks of all sorts.
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Mark Antrim
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written book!
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2020
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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!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Seeing the World through a Child's Eyes
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2006
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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.
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Auntiejean
5.0 out of 5 stars A Book to Encourage Thoughtful Observance
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2011
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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.
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Angel Girl
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2012
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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.
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John Scott
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for little boys
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2011
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Not that the book isn't nice for girls, but this is a great book for little boys. There is something comforting about rocks. Studying rocks in geology is very stabilizing, very stable. There are no serious ethical issues with rocks such as genetic engineering and mutations. Rocks evolve and then the de-evolve back to a simpler form in a wonderful cycle. This book, of course, does not get into all that, it bascially poetically teaches children about different categories of rocks, and that rocks are... well, your friend. You can have a lot of fun with rocks. It has photos, more or less poetry, and is a great book for Kindergarten to first grade. Girls will like it, boys will like it, but its a first choice for little boys.
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Melissa
5.0 out of 5 stars What a joy!
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2017
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My book just arrived. It is a gift for my nephew, because I love rocks and want to share that love with him. I read the book and loved it! What a beautiful use of language and pictures. I am giving him this book and a wishing rock - I wish joy and happiness to him and expect he will love the book as much as I did.
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M.A.S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting!
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2016
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A delightful read that has captured our seven year old's imagination and has him looking at the world around him with new eyes. He now scours the landscape for worry, rocks, skipping rocks, wishing rocks, memory rocks, and so forth. It has given him a whole new way to classify his growing collection, as well as a favorite bedtime read. I highly recommend this enchanting short book - I know it will be one my child remembers for life, whenever his thoughts turn to rocks.
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Von S
5.0 out of 5 stars Not a very large content but still a nice book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 10, 2019
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really nice easy read!
Reviewed in Canada on November 21, 2016
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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.
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Terilyn O'Neill
5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Book
Reviewed in Canada on January 13, 2019
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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.
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KH
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2018
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Such a classic book and one we will treasure!
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CMac
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful book
Reviewed in Canada on July 22, 2020
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Beautiful book. Lovely illustrations, photos & suitable for kindergarten and older children.
Would definitely recommend & could spark an adventure.
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