Where Do Mountains Come From, Momma? - Hardcover

As a little girl and her mother take a walk in the mountains, they notice that the mountains do not all look the same. In a question and answer format, the girl's curiosity leads to asking about where mountains come from, is there hot lava under us right now, and other good questions about the formation of the earth. The information is presented well, easy to understand and not too complex for young readers. The illustrations are wonderful, Bright saturated colors in pictures that fill the page and show great contrast and beauty in nature. A good choice for those uber-curious preschoolers on through first grade. -- Shelly Butler "Field Guide to Parenting"

Do you know one of those kids who asks impossible questions about scientific processes and expects answers? Their intellectual curiosity is charming, but the questions can be challenging to answer. Now there's a fun, entertaining book to answer some of those questions. Using pictures and language that children will understand and enjoy, author Catherine Morley combines her talents as a geologist, educator, and illustrator to describe how mountains form. Detailed illustrations with numerous rock layers, fossils, and even animals will thrill preschoolers, and the whimsical yet scientifically accurate descriptions about planet Earth will capture the imagination of budding elementary-age scientists. An illustrated glossary helps readers visualize terms such as lava and volcano, and the final page tells the stories of six well-known mountains.