Let's Go Rock Collecting

By Roma Gans and 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 are:

• hands-on and visual
• acclaimed and trusted
• great for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

• Entertain and educate at the same time
• Have appealing, child-centered topics
• Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers
• Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach
• Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
• Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
• Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
• Meet national science education standards
• Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field
• Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: May 4, 2021
• ISBN: 9780063091399

Roma Gans

The late Roma Gans was a co-founder of the Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. How Do Birds Find Their Way?, illustrated by Paul Mirocha, is one of her many titles. Holly Keller is also the illustrator of From Tadpole to Frog by Wendy Pfeffer and Who Eats What? by Patricia Lauber. She lives in West Redding, CT.

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Reviews for Let's Go Rock Collecting

[catherineparry · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

An mid-grade reader about rock collecting and geology. The illustrations show how different types of rocks are formed and what people have done with them over the years. Text is not too dense while still containing in-depth information on the topic.Media: pen and ink, water colors, and pastels on Roves BFK paper

[laene_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a really cute and simple way to introduce children to types of rocks! Not only does it touch on how different rocks are formed, but it provides examples of those rocks in photographs. I especially appreciate the tips for collecting rocks, such as what to look for and how to store them. After reading this, I myself and even a little inspired to begin collecting rocks for my classroom! This is a really cute little nonfiction read, and I would recommend it to children who love to explore and collect things.

[sarahflack · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Lets Go Rock Collecting by Roma Gans is a book about two young rock collectors that travel the world to collect many different rocks. This book gives children a basic introductory on the different characteristics of rocks, the different types of rocks, and other different information about rocks. The book uses simple words and ideas for children to understand. For example, when discussing the different types of rocks, it touches on the names of the types (igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic), but uses simple ideas to explain how each types of rock is created.

[jroy218 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book presented rocks in an interesting format. It was almost convincing the reader to get into rock collecting. It discussed the three types of rocks and how each type is formed. It used illustrations to show how each type of rock was formed, but I found this an effective way of achieving this. The students enjoyed this book when I read it to them. The were already familiar with the three types of rocks, but these pictures helped them further understand how they are formed. They can't wait to get their hands on this book to reread it for themselves.

[kcarline143 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Detailed book about rocks and where they can be found. Illustration is very good and well presented for children.

[bsalomon_5 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This book describes the characteristics of many different types of rocks. This book could be best used in a research project for students’ grades 2nd through 5th. This book could be a great read aloud book when teaching about different types of rocks for a science class.

[billsearth · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I like this book. The author tries to cover a lot of ground. The geology is pretty good. One misleading statement concerns igneous rocks. The reader is lead to believe igneous rocks are formed from magma beneath the ocean floor when most geologists believe most magma and volcanos form at continental plate edges although some does form at oceanic ridges. Most magma, and rocks formed from magma, does not reach the surface, a fact not covered here due to the short length of the book. The illustration on page 8 and 9 should use the phrase sediment instead of crust. Many would confuse the word crust in this illustration to mean the earth's crust which is rock.Other than these details, I like the book. Describing the science of geology along with rock collecting seems a good way to foster learning and appreciation of both the outdoor world and science.The book is targeted at primary school age kids and I agree with that age bracket. This is a good book for children.

[patsila · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is great. I did a rock unit (which led to a soil unit, which led to a plant unit, which led to a harvest unit for Fall/Thanksgiving). This book encouraged us to do our very own rock hunt, on which we carried the book as a reference. Communicates very good information in a way that preschoolers can understand. Went VERY well with our unit