Under New England: The Story of New England’s Rocks and Fossils

Rock Unit

I've always loved geology...and want my greatniece (and her parents) to learn about geology and New England's in particular!The image of the supermarket checkout conveyer-belt to illustrate the push-pull of tectonics is super...far better than the "old" illustrations of plate tectonics.

Bought this for the kids in my classroom and while the text is OK, the paintings are amorphous splotchy watercolors that teach them nothing about what real geologic formations look like.

Anyone who knows anything about the earth will not learn anything from this non-informative book.At best it is an introductory children's book, and was not labeled as such.

In response to the previous review: I found this book in the children's section of the local bookstore in Maine. It is for kids. It's a lovely, age-appropriate presentation of geology basics. My kids were 5 and 7 when we first read it. They were riveted then. Now my daughter is re-reading this on her own, as her 4th grade class is studying rocks.