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Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems

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4 out of 5
Based on 1,137 Ratings and 233 Reviews

Book Description
From spring's first thaw to autumn's chill, the world of the pond is a dramatic place. Though seemingly quiet, ponds are teeming with life and full of surprises. Their denizens-from peepers to painted turtles, duckweed to diving beetles-lead secret and fascinating lives. A unique blend of whimsy, science, poetry, and hand-colored woodcuts, this Caldecott Honor-winning collection invites us to take... More
Book Information
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Company
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100618135472
ISBN-13978-0618135479
Publication Date04/04/2005
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About Joyce Sidman (Author) : Joyce Sidman is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Joyce Sidman include The World According to Dog, This is Just to Say: Poems of Apology an... more
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About Beckie Prange (Illustrator) : Beckie Prange is a published illustrator of children's books. A published credit of Beckie Prange is Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems (Caldecott Honor Book, BCCB Blue Ribbon Nonfiction B... more
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7/30/2010 Janet Squires said:
This is a wonderful mix of poetic forms with science fact presented in prose sidebars with a glossary at the end. Sidman's eleven poems cover the four seasons in the life of a pond and it's creatures from spring peepers to a painted turtle's hibernation. This Caldecott Honor book is beautifully ill... more

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