Water Rolls, Water Rises = El agua rueda, el agua sube
“Water rolls / onto the shore / under the sun, under the moon. / Water rises / into soft fog, / weaves down the street, strokes an old cat.” Water not only rolls and rises, it slithers, snakes, streams, slides, hums, plunges, skids, slips and much, much more in this language-rich offering. From the high plumes of clouds to the slow flow of a river, the pulse of a storm to the slumber of a reservoir, the bright sound of a bubbling spring to the heavy wash of the sea, Pat Mora offers up lyrical descriptions of water in many settings. Each three-line verse in this bilingual (English/Spanish) tribute to water is set against an expansive watercolor painting by Meilo So inspired by a specific geographic place on earth that is noted at volume’s end. Honor Book, 2015 Charlotte Zolotow Award ©2015 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Meilo So
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 5-8
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Bilingual Books
Nature/Environment
Spanish Language
Wordplay
Publishers:
Children's Book Press, Lee & Low
Publish Year: 2014
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780892393251
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Mora