Let's Go Rock Collecting (Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science: Stage 2

Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2

by Roma Gans, Holly Keller

Read and find out about rocks and rock collecting in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. Readers follow two enthusiastic rock hounds around the globe as they add to their collection. Along the way they will learn how sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks are formed. From the Egyptian pyramids to Roman roads, from the diamond ring on a finger to the pebbles under your feet, rocks are everywhere!  This is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series Top 10 reasons to love Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Genres: Science, Picture Books, Geology, Nonfiction, Nature, Childrens, Kids

31 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1984

Reviews

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has a mix of illustrations and photos! I found that different, but nice.
A lot of basic and interesting information about different kinds of rocks, and what makes them different.
A good book, if you're wanting to teach littles about rocks! They'll probably start their own rock collection, after this!

(Evolution is mentioned throughout.)

[Two Hearts Homeschool · Rating 4 out of 5]

We read the vintage hardcover one - I prefer the illustrations of the original series

[Tonya Morrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Text to teaching
This book is about rocks: sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks. During science, after reading, Let's Go Rock Collecting by Romas Gans. I will set up the rocks and other materials at each table. Let the students know that they will be observing rocks. Explain to the students, find out as much about rocks, using the materials at their tables. Encourage the students to use their senses to learn about rocks and record what they observe in their journal. Assess the students' observation and ask, "What kinds of things did they notice."

[Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a playful but education introductions to rocks and their properties and life cycle. A good example of text features including headings, tables, illustrations, and labels: this book touches on igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, and Mo's scale of hardness. Despite the third-grade reading level, my first-graders got some key ideas out of this book when we used it as a read aloud to open our rock unit in science.

Reading Level: 3.7

[Linda · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a beginners book on rocks and how they are formed, but it is not as much about rock collecting as I think the children would expect. It discusses the 3 types of rocks and how some are converted from one type to another. It also explains the Moh's scale. The beginning readers did not have a good frame of reference though. Consider using this when introducing rocks in science class with examples.

[Hollee Young · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was a very informational text for students. However, it was not boring. The writer made it fun for students to follow. The illustrations demonstrated what the text was talking about. I would love to have this book in my classroom.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

My son used this book for his Second Grade Science class. The text contains some solid information, and it is accessible to a second-grader; however, this book did not prove to be nearly as helpful as I hoped. I think the problem is with the illustrations. The illustrations, even of the rocks, are a bit cartoonish, which made it difficult for my son to match up his rock sample to the correct rock.

[Crystal · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book for my college class as an informational science book. This book is perfect when it comes to talking about rocks and what we do with them. It is a great book for getting kids excited about a great science topic.

[Allison Ster · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great at explaining the different types of rocks there are. It even shows the Moh's Scale of Hardness. This book is full of information about rocks and would be great in any science room!

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book gave me a nice opportunity to review with my kindergartner some of what she has been learning about the formation of the earth and about the discovery of fossils in rock for the past couple of months. She was thrilled to recognize words like "igneous" and "sedimentary" and she wanted to know whether we could try to find some good rocks to collect around our house. (Sadly, all we have are decorative rocks in the garden outside, but we'll work on it!)

[Sandra]

Not so much about rock collecting sadly, but a good intro into the three types of rocks and Moh’s hardness scale. Too advanced for an almost four year old, will revisit in a couple years with samples.

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rock collecting is something many people start doing as children. In this little science picture book, the reader is shown different types of rock, how they were formed, and other interesting information about them.

[Charlotte · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked learning about rocks and minerals but this isn't my favorite subject. The pictures and charts helped me to understand the information and I liked them a lot.

[Nolan Brendel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it because they showed different ways how to hold your rocks and different kinds of rocks.

[Jeanette]

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[Erin Field · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read for Girl Scout Thinking Day--Austria patch.

[Phil · Rating 4 out of 5]

A terrific book I found in a little free library!

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

I saw the older version of this book. It appears that the newer version may have solved my major complaint, and that is that the pictures/photos need to be in color. Actually for a rock collecting book I think it needs to be photos, unless the illustrations are done in a photographic manner.

The information was good, but we really needed better pictures. I'll have to check out the revision.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you've ever appreciated the beauty of a rock, this book will help you learn the basics of geology and aide you in identifying different types of rocks in your collection. Lots of great charts are included as well as photos of different examples. This nonfiction title is simple enough it could be read aloud to early elementary school classes. Recommended for grades 2-4.

[Heather Ligman · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is a great book for introducing geology. it makes it simple for people to understand a somewhat complex concept while relating it to a fun activity kids usually participate in any way - rock collecting. I love this book. I actually learned new things and got a better understanding of the geological makeup of the world.

[Guadalupe Ramirez · Rating 4 out of 5]

In third grade learning about rocks and minerals is also a big topic. Hence, this is a great non-fiction book to introduce students to the the general facts about rocks and minerals. This book might even inspire students to start a collection of rocks.

[Amanda Stacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of the Reading Rainbow title about geology. This book could be used as an integrated science lesson with geology with students learning about sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks are formed. for science and the places the rock hounds go as geography for social studies.

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book that gives information on rock-collecting. This book goes into how rocks are formed, how you can find one, and what types of rocks there are.
I loved the information and illustrations in this book.

[Rita · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book to use to teach students about different types of rocks.

[Amanda Stacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great book for first to fifth. It is a great book to teach students about all the different types of rocks.

[Tierra Garr · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great book to teach about rocks. It shows kids going on a venture to find different kinds of rocks.

[Chelsea Kimmey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a great day when learning about earth layers and rocks

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Got my kids all excited to look at rocks up close. Good information about history of rocks, types of rocks, and uses for rocks.

[Carolina Aldave]

Picture Books. Great to teach children about how rocks are form and the different types of rock around the world.