Make a Splash: Read some poetry about water

Cyrus, Kurt

Hotel deep: light verse from dark water

 

In twenty-one poems a lone sardine goes off in search of its lost school within the dark halls of a great coral reef.  The oversize format is highlighted by brightly colored illustrations.

 

Graham, Joan

Splish splash

Twenty-one short poems celebrate water in its forms from ice cubes to waves and are highlighted by colorful illustrations.

 

Harrison, David L.

Vacation: we’re going to the ocean: poems

Forty-five humorous poems follow a family as they pack the car and head to the shore.  Black and white sketches highlight each poem.

 

Sea dream: poems from under the waves

Twenty-six poems by a wide range of poets celebrate the diversity of life in the sea.  Color illustrations highlight each poem.

 

Singer, Marilyn

Song of the water boatman: and other pond poems

Eleven poems that provide a look at some of the animals, insects, and plants found in ponds are highlighted by hand-colored woodcuts.