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Song of the water boatman : & other pond poems / written by Joyce Sidman ; illustrated by Beckie Prange.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2005.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 0618135472
  • 9780618135479
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PS3569.I295 S66 2005
Contents:
Listen for me -- Spring peepers -- Spring splashdown -- Wood duck -- Diving beetle's food-sharing rules -- Great diving beetle -- Fly, dragonfly! -- Green darner -- In the depths of the summer pond -- Food chain -- A small green riddle -- Duckweed -- Aquatic fashion -- Caddis fly -- Song of the water boatman and backswimmer's refrain -- Water boatman, backswimmer -- Travel time -- Water bear -- The season's campaign -- Cattails -- Into the mud -- Painted turtle.
Summary: Watercolored woodcuts enliven the pages of this fantastic book, which combines information about wetland plants and animals with art and poetry. Fascinating for all ages! (Miller Library Staff)Summary: 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.
List(s) this item appears in: Poetry in the Garden / Poets' Gardens
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection QH541.5.M3 S53 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800000184
Total holds: 0

Listen for me -- Spring peepers -- Spring splashdown -- Wood duck -- Diving beetle's food-sharing rules -- Great diving beetle -- Fly, dragonfly! -- Green darner -- In the depths of the summer pond -- Food chain -- A small green riddle -- Duckweed -- Aquatic fashion -- Caddis fly -- Song of the water boatman and backswimmer's refrain -- Water boatman, backswimmer -- Travel time -- Water bear -- The season's campaign -- Cattails -- Into the mud -- Painted turtle.

Watercolored woodcuts enliven the pages of this fantastic book, which combines information about wetland plants and animals with art and poetry. Fascinating for all ages! (Miller Library Staff)

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.

Recommended for primary school (age 6-12) and up and for parents and teachers.

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