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Mountain Dance Hardcover – Picture Book, October 1, 2001

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Listen. The earth seems still and quiet, but constantly, silently, it is moving and changing.
Mountain Dance takes readers from summit to shore, and into the depths of the earth, exploring the geographic forces it takes to move, build, and wear away the great peaks and valleys of our planet. Thomas Locker's poetic text and exquisitely detailed paintings reveal fascinating details of geology in this beautiful and inspiring introduction to earth science.

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Thomas Locker's Mountain Dance tells the story behind one of Earth's most majestic creations in this companion to Water Dance. Lush landscapes and brief lyrical text describe "fault-block," "shy dome" and "folded" mountains. Back matter provides more details about volcanoes, erosion and mountain ranges.

Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

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K-Gr 4-Locker combines near-perfect oil paintings with small bits of thoughtful poetry to create a book that readers will return to for many different reasons. He tells the story of geologic evolution throughout eternity in a majestic, awe-inspiring manner. His verse describes the various types of mountains; how they were created by wind, fire, and water; and how these mountains "dance" throughout time. The verses and paintings complement each other perfectly-the description Locker creates for each type of mountain is centered on the page directly across from its painting. Readers can feel the heat from volcanoes and watch ice from glaciers melt and cascade down sloping hills. The book ends with thumbnail sketches of the mountains and additional text for those who would like to know more. The vast array of information contained in a simple format with paintings that are true to life make this a monumental book that will be used equally successfully in a storytime or in a unit on geology.

Susan Marie Pitard, formerly at Weezie Library for Children, Nantucket Atheneum, MA

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

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"Near cracks in the earth's crust/jagged fault-block mountains/lift and sink, lean and bend," Locker's lilting text and evocative oil paintings give poetic vision to the science of geology, to the cycles of enormous power and extreme fragility that force mountains up out of Earth's crust, then wear them down to stones in a stream. An afterword provides additional scientific detail. From cover to cover, a visually stunning book that inspires and informs.

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About the Author

THOMAS LOCKER has written and illustrated many award-winning books for children, including the companion titles Water Dance and Mountain Dance. He lives in Stuyvesant, New York.

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  1. Reading age
    4 - 7 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    1 - 3
  5. Lexile measure
    AD890L
  6. Dimensions
    9.5 x 11.5 x 0.4 inches
  7. Publisher
    Clarion Books
  8. Publication date
    October 1, 2001
  9. ISBN-10
    9780152026226
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0152026226
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0152026223
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarion Books (October 1, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780152026226
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0152026226
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 7 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD890L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.5 x 11.5 x 0.4 inches
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ILLUSTRATIONS: Thomas Locker is one of my favorite children book illustrators and writers. Our children and now grandchildren are thoroughly engaged when I read his gorgeous books. His paintings harken back to the 19th century Hudson River Valley school of art.EDUCATIONAL: Well covers the history of mountains. Superb paintings are accompanied by an interesting, well organized, educational text and additional back matterVIDEO PREVIEW: I was pleased to find a YouTube reading of this book 'Mountain Dance by Thomas Locker read by Carla Billups'_____BIBLICAL NOTE: For Christians who hold to the literal, Biblical six days of creation. There are references to millions of years wearing down mountains.Interestingly, the book covers that more than five miles above sea level scientists have found fossils of sea creatures. It poses the question “How did a sea creature get to the top of a mountain?” This is your opportunity to reference Noah and the flood if you read this book to your child.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful & Educational. (References millions of years)
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2020
ILLUSTRATIONS: Thomas Locker is one of my favorite children book illustrators and writers. Our children and now grandchildren are thoroughly engaged when I read his gorgeous books. His paintings harken back to the 19th century Hudson River Valley school of art.

EDUCATIONAL: Well covers the history of mountains. Superb paintings are accompanied by an interesting, well organized, educational text and additional back matter

VIDEO PREVIEW: I was pleased to find a YouTube reading of this book 'Mountain Dance by Thomas Locker read by Carla Billups'
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BIBLICAL NOTE: For Christians who hold to the literal, Biblical six days of creation. There are references to millions of years wearing down mountains.

Interestingly, the book covers that more than five miles above sea level scientists have found fossils of sea creatures. It poses the question “How did a sea creature get to the top of a mountain?” This is your opportunity to reference Noah and the flood if you read this book to your child.
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