Rocky Voices: The memories of minerals that form the Rocky Mountains is a roadside geology book for children traveling through the Rocky Mountains. Unlike similar geology books, these twelve creatively written stories give ancient minerals a voice and capture the surprisingly adventurous, sometimes heartbreaking, and always entertaining truths of the minerals of the Rocky Mountains.
Featured personified minerals include Lucy Calcite, Ray Clay, Sir Charles Zircon, Emma Amphipora, Bridget Cement, David Rock Flour, and more. Each story shows the minerals' captivating perspectives of today's well-known destinations in the Rocky Mountains, such as Lake Louise and Banff.
These factual stories are as educational as they are fun and mesmerizing. Visit these locations, have a picnic, and read a story about the fascinating processes of rock forming and mountain building over the past millions of years.
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