| Everybody Needs a Rock Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Baylor, Byrd (Author), Parnall, Peter (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689710518 ISBN-13: 9780689710513 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1985 Annotation: Baylor provides ten rules for finding a rock. "Not just any rock, Baylor is careful to note, but 'a special rock that you find yourself and keep as long as you can--maybe forever.' . . . As fresh as Baylor's concept are Parnall's striking illustrations."--"School Library Journal," starred review. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Rocks & Minerals |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 86022252 |
| Lexile Measure: 550 |
| Series: For the Junior Rockhound |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 9.5" W x 8.1" (0.25 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Topical - Self-Esteem |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 43730 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Everybody needs a rock -- at least that's the way this particular rock hound feels about it in presenting her own highly individualistic rules for finding just the right rock for you. |
Contributor Bio(s): Baylor, Byrd: - Byrd Baylor lives and writes in Arizona, presenting images of the Southwest and an intense connection between the land and the people. Her prose illustrates vividly the value of simplicity, the natural world, and the balance of life within it. |