The Big Rock

By Bruce Hiscock

Book Overview

This is the story of a very old rock.

The "'big rock" is a granite boulder that began as molten rock millions of years ago. Through the ages, the mountains above it wore down, the ocean flooded the region, and then new mountains heaved the rock upward, to the surface of a New York State forest.

Even though the dinosaurs and other living things have come and gone, the rock remains as a survivor of the Ice Age and silent witness to the earth's continuing evolution. Once you know its story, you will never again overlook another rock like this one.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689829582
• ISBN13: 9780689829581
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.8" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

My 3yo and 7yo both love this book

This is a favorite book for both my boys. So much so that I just bought a copy for us since they always wanted the one from the library. My older son especially loves learning about why things are the way they are and this book describes geology in a way that is absolutely fascinating for him.