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Kindergarten-Grade 5-Poetic text and stunning color photographs combine to form a lyrical and visual essay on water's journey from the sky, down the mountains, in the rivers, and finally forming a canyon. The first spread sets the majestic tone with the words "Water falls softly in cold snow crystals onto the mountaintop" and a breathtaking view of La Plata Mountains. (The geographic landmarks are identified at the end of the book.) The photographic composition of other spreads each artistically depicts one eloquent word-"sculpts," "forms," "shapes." This is a title for reading aloud to inspire an appreciation for the grandeur of nature.
Pamela K. Bomboy, Chesterfield County Public Schools, VA
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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Gr. 3-5, younger for reading aloud. In this picture book for older children, colorful landscapes accompany a short poem about water and the path it takes from clouds, over canyon walls, and into a river. The poetry is at times quite vivid ("with sandy razors of silt / it carves out the stone"), but it's the artwork that's the star. From rivulets streaming down rocks to sculpted pools of mud, Collier's photography touches the imagination. The perspective switches between close-ups and dizzying aerial shots, making the images both mysterious and abstract. Children will find themselves forced to stop and think about the scale and surface of what they're looking at. A closing spread includes a map of the Colorado River region to identify the location of each scene. Fine for reading aloud; the text and photos are also sure to spark discussion about the power of water to shape our world. Randy Meyer
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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Kindergarten-Grade 5-Poetic text and stunning color photographs combine to form a lyrical and visual essay on water's journey from the sky, down the mountains, in the rivers, and finally forming a canyon. The first spread sets the majestic tone with the words "Water falls softly in cold snow crystals onto the mountaintop" and a breathtaking view of La Plata Mountains. (The geographic landmarks are identified at the end of the book.) The photographic composition of other spreads each artistically depicts one eloquent word-"sculpts," "forms," "shapes." This is a title for reading aloud to inspire an appreciation for the grandeur of nature.
Pamela K. Bomboy, Chesterfield County Public Schools, VA
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Gr. 3-5, younger for reading aloud. In this picture book for older children, colorful landscapes accompany a short poem about water and the path it takes from clouds, over canyon walls, and into a river. The poetry is at times quite vivid ("with sandy razors of silt / it carves out the stone"), but it's the artwork that's the star. From rivulets streaming down rocks to sculpted pools of mud, Collier's photography touches the imagination. The perspective switches between close-ups and dizzying aerial shots, making the images both mysterious and abstract. Children will find themselves forced to stop and think about the scale and surface of what they're looking at. A closing spread includes a map of the Colorado River region to identify the location of each scene. Fine for reading aloud; the text and photos are also sure to spark discussion about the power of water to shape our world. Randy Meyer
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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