Old Rock (Is Not Boring) by Deb Pilutti
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers on February 4, 2020
ISBN: 0525518185
Pages: 40
Genres: Adventure
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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How could an old rock have anything BUT a boring life? Although it might look boring to Tall Pine, Spotted beetle, and Hummingbird, Old Rock has a story to tell. He takes them back to the time he flew out of a volcano, then seeing dinosaurs, and more recently, watching a small seedling grow into a tall pine.

This story serves as a quick geographical history of the world, and could be used with lower-middle school students as an intro to the earth. A chart on the last page identifies each of Old Rock’s experiences with the time frame: 18 billion years ago when the earths’ crust was formed, 66 million years ago seeing T. Rex, up to the present day of sitting in a forest with a hummingbird, a beetle and a pine tree, and “They are not bored.”

Simple but full-color illustrations keep the focus on the text.

This book could also be used for point of view and opinion writing with lower and middle elementary readers.

Reviewed by Lynn Mayer, Retired Librarian, Old Town Elementary School, Old Town