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Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0618135472
ISBN-13: 9780618135479
Apr 2005
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
24 pages
Grade:
From 3 to 4
BCCB BLUE RIBBON NONFICTION BOOK AWARD (AWARDS)
Language: English |
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Synopsis
A collection of poems that provide a look at some of the animals, insects, and plants that are found in ponds, with accompanying information about each., Eleven poems celebrate the cycle of the seasons in a pond ecosystem, exploring the lives of the wood ducks, diving beetles, and dragon flies that live there. Rhythmic poetry crosses the water, from the calls of teeny, tiny spring peepers that herald the thawing of winter, to the overflow of insect and plant life that emerges with warm weather. Paragraphs chock full of fascinating tidbits, such as the amazing life cycle of the minuscule water bear, accompany each poem. With large watercolor-filled woodblock prints, and a glossary. A 2006 Caldecott Honor book.
| Details | | Series: | BCCB BLUE RIBBON NONFICTION BOOK AWARD (AWARDS) | | Illustrator: | Beckie Prange |
| Size | | Length: | 24 pages | | Height: | 11.3 in | | Width: | 9.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.2 in | | Weight: | 17.6 oz |
Industry Reviews
"The poems and hand-colored woodcuts combine whimsy with naturalistic accuracy, and crystal-clear side-bars filled with enough factual oddities to intrigue young readers provide ideal accompaniment."
Publishers Weekly (03/28/2005)
"The stately rhythms of Sidman's 11 rhymed or free verse poems find echoes in Prange's strongly modeled, richly colored woodcut scenes."
Kirkus (04/01/2005)
"Throughout, soundplay is employed with delicate exuberance, making these tasty verses for reading aloud as well as alone, and the generously scattered imagery is telling and inventive."
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (07/01/2005)
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