Discover Nature in the Rocks

by Rebecca Lawton

Combines dozens of simple, fun activities with detailed illustrations and informative text to provide a friendly introduction to hands-on study of rocks and the earth. Perfect for adults and children.

Genres: Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1997

About the author

Rebecca Lawton is an award-winning author and fluvial geologist, former Grand Canyon river guide, and aspiring bodhisattva. She lives and writes on an ephemeral stream in northern California steelhead country, at the foot of mountains walked forever by Miwok and Pomo.

Her writing has won a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair, Nautilus Book Award, Ellen Meloy Fund Award for Desert Writers, Waterston Desert Writing Prize, WILLA for original softcover fiction, three Pushcart Prize nominations, and residencies at Hedgebrook and The Island Institute.

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book for 4-H groups. We had lots of fun doing the projects in this book and using it for references.