Where Do Mountains Come From Momma
Mountains seem so vast and unchanging, yet their stoic facades conceal earth-shattering stories. In this alluring book a mother and daughter take a walk amid forested and snowcapped peaks. "Where do mountains come from, Momma?" the pigtailed redhead asks. To this and many other questions befitting a curious child, the mother responds with wonderful analogies and imagery to explain such geologic processes as volcanic eruptions and plate tectonics. "Some of the tallest mountains grow where two pieces of land smash together," says Momma. "The land is crinkled, crunched, and folded, kind of like how cars get crunched up when they crash." The colorful illustrations are quilt-like yet doodle-y, with fine squiggles and shapes. They beg readers to eye-spy for details, from hidden fossils to animals swimming near newly formed ocean islands. --Julie Leibach --Audubon Magazine