A Chip Off the Old Block
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Publisher Description
A plucky pebble shows true grit as he travels the country trying to find out if he fits in with any of his famous rock-formation relatives.
Rocky comes from a long line of rock stars! Uncle Gibraltar, Aunt Etna, and Great-Grandma Half Dome are just some of the legendary rock formations he calls family. It's no wonder he wants to matter in a big way too--but it's not easy trying to get a foothold. Rocky gets tossed by The Wave and driven away at Devil's Tower--but he's determined not to allow these pitfalls to chip away at his confidence. Rather than feeling crushed, he keeps on rolling, hoping to become the rock-star he knows he's meant to be.
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Rocky the rock wants to do "big things," an open-ended goal that gives Shaffer's geological epic plenty of latitude. Rocky remembers his famous Uncle Gibraltar and his Aunt Etna before setting off on a quest that has him visiting some local relatives. He gets blown off the Wave in Arizona, washed off Wyoming's Devil's Tower, and knocked off sauropod tracks in Texas before finding his place in the world as a patch for Lincoln's cracked nose at Mt. Rushmore. (The monument's faces do crack from time to time, an author's note explains.) Miyares (That Neighbor Kid) paints Rocky on heavily textured paper, adding depth and richness to his spreads; saturated reds and purples contribute drama. It's tough to cast a rock as a main character, but Shaffer (Prudence the Part-Time Cow) comes up with lots of ways a rock can travel and uses every geological pun she can think of ("It was clear the two of them didn't share the same sediment"). Rock hounds and teachers doing earth science units are a natural audience. Ages 5 8. Author's)
