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!

Author Biography

Alison Formento is a freelance journalist and the author of This Tree Counts!; This Tree 1, 2, 3; These Bees Count!; and These Seas Count! She lives in New Jersey with her family.Sarah Snow is a collage artist who works combining found papers, acrylics, and watercolor. She is the illustrator of This Tree Counts!, These Bees Count! and These Seas Count! She lives in New Paltz, New York, with her family. www.sarahsnowcollage.com