Stone Wall Secrets: 0 (Tilbury House Nature Book) - Softcover

Thorson, Kristie; Thorson, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0884482294 ISBN 13: 9780884482291

Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers, 2001

Synopsis

What can the rocks in old stone walls tell us about how the earth's crust was shaped, melted by volcanoes, carved by glaciers, and worn by weather? And what can they tell us about earlier people on the land and the first settlers? As Adam and his grandfather work together to repair the family farm's old stone walls, Adam learns how fascinating geology can be, and how the everyday landscape provides intriguing clues to the past.

About this title

Review:

...imagine a unit on walls, complete with geology, history, art, and geography. Consider pairing this book with such titles as Frances Weller's luminous Matthew Wheelock's Wall (1992), Leonard Fisher's monolithic The Great Wall of China (1986, both Macmillan), and Margy Knight's Talking Walls (1992) and Talking Walls: The Stories Continue (1996, both Tilbury House), perhaps introduced by a reading of Frost's poem, "Mending Walls."--Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY

About the Author:

Kristine H. Thorson's interests in teaching, learning, language, and culture sent her to live, work, and study around the world, but she feels most at home in New England surrounded by stone walls.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0884482294
• ISBN 13: 9780884482291
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Moore Gustav