"Mr. Tate's class is about to learn there's more to rocks than being dirty lumps on the ground. On this field trip they're visiting the rocky ridge mountains to learn about rocks. At first the children think rocks will be boring, but they soon learn that rocks are all around us in ways we might not expect--such as glass and toothpaste"--

Elephants Ed and Kip play with a rolling rock.

"Roommates Skunk and Badger head out on a rock-finding expedition that becomes much more dangerous than they ever expected."--

"She thought, as she watched her friends play on the hill, that there's always a way if there's also a will."--Provided by publisher.

Petra is a little rock who believes she is a mighty mountain... until a dog fetches her for its owner, and she is tossed into a bird's nest. A mountain? No, Petra is now an egg! An egg of the world in a world of possibility.

Stick and Stone are both lonely until Pinecone's teasing causes one to stick up for the other, and a solid friendship is formed.

"When Charlotte receives a pet rock for her birthday, she doesn't expect it to become her best friend, and she really doesn't expect what happens next"--

When Opal learns the truth about her mother's final expedition, she is ready to risk everything to bring her home.

This literacy kit contains six books about rocks, including fiction and nonfiction, to read with your children, as well as an instructional sheet for parents and directions for activities related to the books.