Beach Stones

I love this book!!! I have ordered it in multiples and give it to friends and people I know that like to pick up rocks. There are tons of us Rock hunters out there. Every one I've given it to has told me how much they LOVE IT! I love the pictures and the info. about the science of the rocks and where they were found, how rocks end up on the beach, just everything about it. I pick it up and re-read it often. ; )

Love this book have it on my coffee table and I have identified some of the stones I collected over the years!

Pretty book, using as a coffee table book in my beach rental.

Loved this book. The descriptions were interesting. Would buy it again.

Interesting compilation of Beach stones found around the world

I enjoyed this book - it has been on my wish list for years. However, I had wished for just a bit more facts about the stones.

My mother has collected rocks and also heart rocks for years. I now hunt for special rocks wherever I go. This book included so many of the type rocks we have collected and treasure. I gave it as a gift to another rock enthusiast! Love it.

A lovely collection of photographs of beach stones from all over the world. For those who love the shapes the action of waves havemade of these minerals, this is a book for you (and it makes a great gift).

My grandson wanted a publication that would help him identify the various pebbles and stones found on a beach and elsewhere. As he is only seven years old, it had to be something fairly simple, though he is no stranger to long words.I trolled through all the options available on Amazon, and plumped for this one, partly because the description seemed to imply that there would be an explanation of the origins of the stones and hence their composition.There is no doubt that the photography of the stones is impeccable, and the coloured plates of a very high standard. However, when it came to describing the stones themselves, this was mainly restricted to a note of where they had been found. Very little effort had been made to distinguish quartz from flint, granite from sandstone. My grandson was left looking at some pretty pictures of beach stones found mostly in North America, but which looked very like the ones to be found on most British stony beach - and still not knowing what type of stone they were.I found rating this book difficult. The photographs, as I said, are excellent, and there are plenty of them, so there is no denying the book lives up to its title. If the description had simply said 'Photographs of beach stones, and where they were found' then it would have scored 5 stars. But to me, the description promised more, and was misleading.If what you are after is some stunning photography, you won't be disappointed. I expected more, and was.

Beautifully presented book with lovely photographs and the only disappointment was that I'd have liked a slightly more informative text on the stones. I think i'll have to look for a book on geology so I can catagorise my own a bit better.

I bought this, as one of a number of titles, for a bright 10 year old who loves to scour beaches and rock pools and identify the things she finds.It was not a lot of help to her. I admit that I should have been more careful when ordering as I missed the fact that it wasn't just about British & European beach stones but beach stones from all over the world. This means, as it's only a small book, that all references are very superficial.The photographs are lovely and it provoked an interest in the stones bit it answered very few of the questions that were asked as a result of seeing the pictures.I'm sure there are better books available but I wouldn't dismiss this completely, it's a reasonable price and a good, but very basic, introduction.

Simple and beautiful photos of pebbles. Not an identifier but rather a musing on the beauty of a part of the natural world that many overlook.

A great hardback book in very good condition, has as it shows a guide with each page showing photo images of more than two hundred stones from around the world in this handy small book. I would recommend buying this book.