Publisher Description

Now in paperback: In a series of poetic verses in both English and Spanish, readers learn about the movement and moods of water around the world and the ways in which water affects different landscapes and cultures.Water rolls/El agua rueda onto the shore/hacia la orilla under the sun, under the moon./bajo el sol, bajo la luna. Here is an ode to the beauty of the natural world as expressed by the movement and moods of water. With every evocative verse, we visit one of fourteen different water landscapes and cultural areas around the world. Each is stunningly illustrated with a breathtaking view of the drama, joy, power, serenity, grandeur, or peacefulness of water. From the Grand Canal of Venice to Qutang Gorge in China, from the Sahara in Morocco to the Andes of Chile, we learn about the world through the lens of water, our most precious, life-giving resource.

Author Biography

Pat Mora is the celebrated Latina author of forty award-winning children's poetry and prose picture books. A lifelong literacy advocate, she founded Children's Day, Book Day (El da de los nios, el da de los libros) to celebrate children and motivate them to become readers with daily support from families, teachers, and librarians and annual festivities on April 30. Mora lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Visit her online at patmora.com. Meilo So has illustrated numerous award-winning picture books. Her work is consistently praised for its spontaneity and ability to capture the essence of a person, animal, place, or object with very few brush strokes. Animals and birds feature prominently in many of her books, and they appear wherever they can in Water Rolls, Water Rises. A native of Hong Kong, So now lives in the Shetland Isles, Scotland, with her husband and their daughter. Visit her website, meiloso.com.

Review

* "A lovely bilingual addition to the 'sense of wonder' shelf." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "An expressive celebration of the world's waterscapes." -- Publishers Weekly "This handsome, bilingual picture book transports children around the world to view water in many forms. . . Both the images and the poetic text and verse support the book's unifying theme of water as a shared resource that takes many forms. With a strong sense of line, form, and color, So creates a varied series of intriguing pictures, each with a strong sense of place." -- BooklistALSC Notable Children's Books - American Library Association (ALA)
Best Children's Books of the Year Outstanding - Bank Street College of Education
CCBC Choices - Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Charlotte Zolotow Award - Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Delaware Diamonds Awards - Diamond State Reading Association
Green Earth Book Award Shortlist - The Nature Generation
Junior Library Guild Selection
Riverby Award for Young Readers - John Burroughs Association
Tejas Star Reading List - Texas Library Association (TLA)

Long Description

Now in paperback: In a series of poetic verses in both English and Spanish, readers learn about the movement and moods of water around the world and the ways in which water affects different landscapes and cultures. Water rolls/El agua rueda onto the shore/hacia la orilla under the sun, under the moon./bajo el sol, bajo la luna. Here is an ode to the beauty of the natural world as expressed by the movement and moods of water. With every evocative verse, we visit one of fourteen different water landscapes and cultural areas around the world. Each is stunningly illustrated with a breathtaking view of the drama, joy, power, serenity, grandeur, or peacefulness of water. From the Grand Canal of Venice to Qutang Gorge in China, from the Sahara in Morocco to the Andes of Chile, we learn about the world through the lens of water, our most precious, life-giving resource.

Review Quote

Tejas Star Reading List; Lasting Connection Title; Starred Review; Junior Library Guild Selection; 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing; Notable Children's Book; Best Children's Books of the Year: Outstanding Merit; Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book; Choices; Delaware Diamonds Reading List; Green Earth Book Award Short List; John Burroughs Young Readers Award; Original Art Show; Traveling Art Show "A lovely bilingual addition to the 'sense of wonder' shelf." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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