Talking Rocks and Minerals: Fact-Packed Guide to Geology

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For fans of Ricky, the Rock That Couldn't Roll comes a delightful nonfiction picture book told from the perspective of rocks—offering a fun and informative view of geology, straight from the source. Let's talk rocks. No, let's let rocks talk! Pebble the Rock Reporter is ready... Read More
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Talking Rocks and Minerals: Fact-Packed Guide to Geology

For fans of Ricky, the Rock That Couldn’t Roll comes a delightful nonfiction picture book told from the perspective of rocks - offering a fun and informative view of geology, straight from the source.

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For fans of Ricky, the Rock That Couldn't Roll comes a delightful nonfiction picture book told from the perspective of rocks—offering a fun and informative view of geology, straight from the source.

Let's talk rocks. No, let's let rocks talk!

Pebble the Rock Reporter is ready to interview a whole host of rocks and minerals to get the scoop on the fundamentals of geology.

Rocks and minerals have lots to tell us, and they are ready for their close-up!

Explaining how different rocks and gemstones form from minerals, this quirky nonfiction picture book is full of fun facts and puns galore—a great gift for any young rock collector or rock lover. Rock on!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780593890950

Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 July 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Grosset & Dunlap Inc.,U.S.

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Matthew Carlson

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 236.0mm

Height: 238.0mm

Weight: 323g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Paige Towler is a children's book author and poet living in Washington, DC. She loves writing scary stories, tales about animals, and nonfiction facts about the weird and wonderful world around us. Her previous picture books include Mysterious, Marvelous Octopus! (National Geographic Kids), Baby Bat Bedtime (Smithsonian Institution/Sleeping Bear Press), Yoga Animals (National Geographic Kids), and more. Matthew Carlson is an illustrator, game designer, and graphic designer in Northern California. He studied art and English literature at the University of California, Berkeley. He's illustrated projects for Robert Mondavi Wines, Facebook, and Twitter, and is currently the director of UX Design for Education, Fonts, and Drawing & Painting at Adobe. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Matthew now lives in Marin, California, with his partner, two kids, two dogs, and a growing collection of rocks.

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