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Rocks in His Head.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
HURST, Carol Otis. Rocks in His Head. illus. by James Stevenson. unpaged. CIP. Greenwillow. 2001. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-06-029403-5; PLB $15.89. ISBN 0-06-029404-3. LC 00-056197.
PreS-Gr 3--Hurst tells the story of her father's passion for rock collecting in this gently humorous picture book. "People said he had rocks in his pockets and rocks in his head. He didn't mind. It was usually true." As a boy, he collected rocks. When he grew up, his carefully labeled rock collection occupied a place of honor on the back wall of his filling station. However, once the Depression hit and the filling station closed, he had to look for work. When there was none to be found, he would go to the science museum, where he eventually attracted the attention of the ...
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