National Trust The Pebble Spotter's Guide

The has pretty illustrations but they aren’t of much use for identifying pebbles. Similarly the descriptions are engaging but unhelpful. If you want a pretty book with some surface level information about beach pebbles (most of it only relevant to people in the UK) this book might fit the bill. If you’re a beginning rock hunter, especially one from outside the UK it isn’t much use.

Bought this as a gift for my daughter who has been a rock hunter for many years. She says it is well written and has good photos. You can believe her - she knows rocks!

I ordered this to become more informed, now I also ordered one for a grandson too, so hopefully we can recognise pebbles on the beach.

This is a charming book containing interesting facts about rocks and pebbles. However, the illustrations are all paintings (albeit lovely ones) so are not much use as a guide. Enjoy it as a gem of a book, but find one with better illustrations as a guide.

Just what I needed to help me learn more about the colouring of pebbles in my area, and I am going to have some fun with this and other books recently purchased. Perfect condition.