Earthsteps:  A Rock's Journey through Time by Diane Nelson Spickert Illustrated by Marianne D. Wallace This intriguing and instructional picture book takes readers on one rock's geological odyssey through time. Earthsteps tells an engaging story while teaching students about earth science and the geologic cycle. Gorgeous, full-color illustrations and a detailed timeline of our rock's journey complement this irresistible book. A glossary of geologic terms such as "Jurassic" and "Alluvial Fan" rounds out this fascinating title. ISBN 1-55591-986-3   Grades 2 - 5 11 x 8-1/2, 32 pages $17.95  hardcover   Earthsteps is a unique non-fiction picturebook that gives young readers an insight into geologic time by following a stone on its 250 million year journey. Beginning in the Permian age, continuing through the Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Tertiary, Pleistocene, and Holocene ages, and ending up in the present day, we see samples of the flora and fauna of this fabulous time-span. Marianne Wallace's artwork is nothing short of spectacular. Diane Spickert's narrative text is absolutely faithful to the geological and paleontology of the Earth's record as recorded by fossils. Earthsteps is a "must" for personal, school and community library children's science books and non-fiction picturebook collections. The Children's Bookwatch An Official Newsletter of The Midwest Book Review

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