But you can also find rocks in less likely places, and the book says we can find rocks anywhere, which is pretty much true. Rule Number 1 says to try to find "a mountain made out of nothing but a hundred million small shiny beautiful roundish rocks." If you're living in an area with lots of conglomerate, or near one of those giant gravel bars left by glacial outburst floods, you're all set. Geology is all about learning the secrets of rocks. But we can encourage them to also find other rocks, ones whose secrets can be shared. Kids love secrets, and they'll love having one of their own. She says to keep it secret why our rock is special. "I mean a special rock that you find yourself and keep as long as you can - maybe forever." She gives us ten rules so they can find the perfect one. The narrator tells us simply that everyone needs a rock. They are fanciful and sometimes surrealistic, and they are simple, with enough space between the lines for imaginations to wander. They won't even notice it's 41 years old, because the illustrations have a timeless quality. It will even work for kids who aren't yet interested in rocks. This book will work on kids as young as three. Let's start them on geology right now.Īll you need to do is get them Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Peter Parnall. Do you want to interest young children in geology? Of course you do! Not only is it one of the greatest sciences of all time, and even one that can be done on other worlds, it gets kids out in the fresh air (and possibly sunshine).
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