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Un Don del Mar
Un niño recoge una piedra medio escondida en la arena de la playa. Ignora todo sobre ella, pero desde que la ha tomado entre sus dedos sabe que es un don maravilloso del mar.
Y este libro explica la historia de esta piedra. Desde que formó parte del magma de la Tierra hace miles de años y fue expulsada por la boca de un volcán, pasando por la era de los dinosaurios, cuando la piedra formaba parte de una montaña, y por la época de los hombres cavernícolas donde la piedra era parte de una cueva.
Al pasar los siglos la piedra es testigo de la historia, ciudades que nacen y desaparecen, hombres que viajan en caravanas y campos cultivados. Una crecida del río arrastra nuestra piedra hasta el océano, donde queda depositada al lado de un antiguo barco naufragado... hasta que las corrientes y las olas la llevan a la playa donde es encontrada por el niño de nuestro cuento.
Y este libro explica la historia de esta piedra. Desde que formó parte del magma de la Tierra hace miles de años y fue expulsada por la boca de un volcán, pasando por la era de los dinosaurios, cuando la piedra formaba parte de una montaña, y por la época de los hombres cavernícolas donde la piedra era parte de una cueva.
Al pasar los siglos la piedra es testigo de la historia, ciudades que nacen y desaparecen, hombres que viajan en caravanas y campos cultivados. Una crecida del río arrastra nuestra piedra hasta el océano, donde queda depositada al lado de un antiguo barco naufragado... hasta que las corrientes y las olas la llevan a la playa donde es encontrada por el niño de nuestro cuento.
- GenresPicture Books
34 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1999
About the author
Kate Banks
91 books50 followersKate Banks has written many books for children, among them Max’s Words, And If the Moon Could Talk, winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and The Night Worker, winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award. She grew up in Maine, where she and her two sisters and brother spent a lot of time outdoors, and where Banks developed an early love of reading. “I especially liked picture books,” she says, “and the way in which words and illustrations could create a whole new world in which sometimes real and other times magical and unexpected things could happen.” Banks attended Wellesley College and received her masters in history at Columbia University. She lived in Rome for eight years but now lives in the South of France with her husband and two sons, Peter Anton and Maximilian.
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April 11, 2024
Banks Vault #30
A retelling of a longer book from a different author. this one tells the story of a rock and where it has been, it has some good moments but I think I would like to visit the original book.Regardless of this, we have hit #30 Banks books!
A retelling of a longer book from a different author. this one tells the story of a rock and where it has been, it has some good moments but I think I would like to visit the original book.Regardless of this, we have hit #30 Banks books!
October 16, 2022
Interesting story...recommended for Grades K-3
April 15, 2019
Picture Book: A boy finds a rock on the beach, and the book follows the journey the rock took to get to the point over hundreds of thousands of years.
October 28, 2022
On the beach one day a boy finds an interesting rock in the sand. He doesn't know the history of that rock formed so long ago. This story makes the reader think and consider the mystery and awe of the unknown in nature's history.
March 4, 2013
Summary:
When a boy picks up a rock at the beach, he has no idea of the journey that rock has been on before landing in his hands. This book goes back in time to all the things that probably happened to a simple rock. Even though you can't see it, the rocks has been through a volcano, the dinosaur age, an ice age, the stone age, ancient times, to the ocean floor, and finally washed up onto shore.
Response:
I didn't think I would like this book as much as I did. I had no idea the route that it was going to take. By seeing the cover I figured it was about a rock that a boy found at the beach and it was somehow a gift through a heartfelt story. I was pleasantly surprised that it took a different turn. It really opened my eyes to how a rock isn't just a rock. It came from somewhere and has a unique past. The boy in the story knows that it is a gift because even though you cannot see what this rock has been though, it has quite a story.
I think my prediction of this story was corrected by the message this book sent. This book seems to send the message of not judging a book by it's cover. I judged that this may not be a very good book by looking it at. I had no idea what was inside. Just like how people judge eachother. You can't see what a person has been through or what is inside just by looking at them. You have to get to know what they really are and what they have been thought. Then you are able to see what a gift they are.
Classroom Connection:
This book can be used for a number of things. First of all, it can be used for social studies lessons. It skims over some major parts of history. The book doesn't give information about those time periods, but a child can read it for fun when studying those times in class.
I can also see this book leading to a science field trip. I would take my class, ideally to a beach/national park (The Dunes), or just somewhere that they can pick up a rock in it's natural habitat. Then take that rock back to class and study it. What kind of rock is it, where did it come from, how long has it been around, etc. Then they could even write about the journey they think that rock has been on before landing in their hands. This can be done along side of studying rocks in science class.
Another things this book is good for is teaching the lesson to not judge a book by its cover. I would read this aloud to the class and ask them questions about how you the boy knew where this rock had been and why he considered it a treasure. Then relate it to people and how we should take time to know their story and find the gift they can offer us.
Text Complexity:
The interest level for this book is K-2, however I feel that when you incorporate more than just simply reading this story, it could be used for up to grade 4. Children in grades K-2 may not really grasp the message that this book is sending. They will see it more as information about where a rock comes from. For independant reading, this book is appropriate for grades 2+. The book has a grade equivalent of 2.6 and a lexile measure of 680.
When a boy picks up a rock at the beach, he has no idea of the journey that rock has been on before landing in his hands. This book goes back in time to all the things that probably happened to a simple rock. Even though you can't see it, the rocks has been through a volcano, the dinosaur age, an ice age, the stone age, ancient times, to the ocean floor, and finally washed up onto shore.
Response:
I didn't think I would like this book as much as I did. I had no idea the route that it was going to take. By seeing the cover I figured it was about a rock that a boy found at the beach and it was somehow a gift through a heartfelt story. I was pleasantly surprised that it took a different turn. It really opened my eyes to how a rock isn't just a rock. It came from somewhere and has a unique past. The boy in the story knows that it is a gift because even though you cannot see what this rock has been though, it has quite a story.
I think my prediction of this story was corrected by the message this book sent. This book seems to send the message of not judging a book by it's cover. I judged that this may not be a very good book by looking it at. I had no idea what was inside. Just like how people judge eachother. You can't see what a person has been through or what is inside just by looking at them. You have to get to know what they really are and what they have been thought. Then you are able to see what a gift they are.
Classroom Connection:
This book can be used for a number of things. First of all, it can be used for social studies lessons. It skims over some major parts of history. The book doesn't give information about those time periods, but a child can read it for fun when studying those times in class.
I can also see this book leading to a science field trip. I would take my class, ideally to a beach/national park (The Dunes), or just somewhere that they can pick up a rock in it's natural habitat. Then take that rock back to class and study it. What kind of rock is it, where did it come from, how long has it been around, etc. Then they could even write about the journey they think that rock has been on before landing in their hands. This can be done along side of studying rocks in science class.
Another things this book is good for is teaching the lesson to not judge a book by its cover. I would read this aloud to the class and ask them questions about how you the boy knew where this rock had been and why he considered it a treasure. Then relate it to people and how we should take time to know their story and find the gift they can offer us.
Text Complexity:
The interest level for this book is K-2, however I feel that when you incorporate more than just simply reading this story, it could be used for up to grade 4. Children in grades K-2 may not really grasp the message that this book is sending. They will see it more as information about where a rock comes from. For independant reading, this book is appropriate for grades 2+. The book has a grade equivalent of 2.6 and a lexile measure of 680.
February 28, 2013
A boy goes to the beach and picks up a rock that he finds. He didn't know that the rock has had many transformations over thousands of years from being spewed from a volcano until it was in his hands which was a gift from the sea. The pictures in the book gives a broad view of what each era was like which is good for a child's level of understanding.
My response:
I personally enjoyed the pictures the most in this book. The colors are very vibrant. This book isn't really my favorite but I think it is great for lower elementary science.
Classroom Connection: This book can be used when talking about rocks and the different transformations that they go through over time. Students can find a rock and bring it into class and share. Children can also learn their new science vocabulary words.
Lexile: 680L
Guided Reading K
This book can be used for read aloud in kindergarten and should be read independently by the end of first grade. Easy and informative.
My response:
I personally enjoyed the pictures the most in this book. The colors are very vibrant. This book isn't really my favorite but I think it is great for lower elementary science.
Classroom Connection: This book can be used when talking about rocks and the different transformations that they go through over time. Students can find a rock and bring it into class and share. Children can also learn their new science vocabulary words.
Lexile: 680L
Guided Reading K
This book can be used for read aloud in kindergarten and should be read independently by the end of first grade. Easy and informative.
November 8, 2016
This is a great poetry fiction book for primary grades. It has absolutely beautiful illustrations along with a beautiful, short story about the journey of rocks. This book would be a great book to read when teaching about the life cycles of different things and where things come from. The author wrote the book in a language and level that is great for the younger kids to grasp information.
June 1, 2022
Did not appreciate the fuzzy illustrations. Words were okay but too much back and forth.
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