If You Find a Rock
by Peggy Christian; photographs by Barbara Hirsch Lember · Grade K-3 · Ages Ages 4-8
This picture book invites you to look closely at all kinds of rocks you might find outside. It shows how a simple rock can be for skipping, wishing, remembering, playing, or just noticing with wonder.
Key vocabulary
A hard piece of the earth that you can find on the ground, at the beach, or near a stream.
A very small, smooth rock that can fit in your hand or pocket.
A very large rock, bigger than a stone you could easily pick up.
Making a flat rock bounce across the top of water.
Not rough or bumpy; it feels soft and even when you touch it.
Bumpy, scratchy, or uneven when you feel it with your fingers.
A mark or shape left in rock from a plant or animal that lived long ago.
Something special that you are excited to find and keep.