Awards
- Commended for Charlotte Zolotow Award 2012
- Commended for Cybils (Nonfiction Picture Book) 2011
- Short-listed for Georgia Children's Book Award (Picture Storybook) 2015
- Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Picture Book) 2013
Overview
Faucet well raincloud sea … from each of these comes water. But where does Water go? To find out, honey, turn the page, dive in with tongue or toes, with eyes and ears and nose— and wonder at the flow of this great world’s life story.
Full Product Details
Author: George Ella Lyon ,
Katherine Tillotson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Atheneum
Dimensions:
Width: 22.90cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 26.70cm
Weight: 0.431kg
ISBN: 9781416971306
ISBN 10: 1416971300
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 22 March 2011
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
All the Water in the World<p>Written by George Ella Lyon and illustrated by Katherine Tillotson<p>(Atheneum; ISBN: 9781416971306; March 2011; Summer catalog p. 12) <p> Lots of picture books introduce young children to the water cycle, but few have such an infectious beat and eye-catching illustrations as this title, which begs to be read aloud. With occasional rhymes, the short, poetic lines are conversational and instructive and evoke a sense of mystery: Where does it come from? /Water doesn't come. / It goes. / Around. That rain / that cascaded from clouds / . . . then slipped into rivers/ and opened into oceans, / that rain has been here before. Children encountering the scientific concepts for the first time may need help understanding how, exactly, Thirsty air . . . licks . . . sips . . . guzzles water from lakes and oceans. What kids will respond to immediately, though, are the noisy, delicious sounds and rhythms in the words as well as the kinetic energy in the beau
This book totally immerses the reader in the water cycle. From blue end papers and thrashing water on the title page, we re taken to a view of the tiny blue planet Earth from space. From space, the author moves to the familiar: water coming from a hose, puddles, and a cup of water. The author explains the water cycle using a wealth of vocabulary quite artfully and effectively. You feel the words. Evaporation is shown by having the words swirl up and rise up the page from the sea. The use of blues, purples, and greens to convey wetness is quite effective, as is the use of browns and beige depicting a place where very little water is available. There is total integration of illustration and text. A child reading this book will understand the water cycle, and that they need to be good water stewards. This is a good science read-aloud for the primary grades. Highly Recommended - Library Media Connection , October 2011
This book totally immerses the reader in the water cycle. From blue end papers and thrashing water on the title page, we're taken to a view of the tiny blue planet Earth from space. From space, the author moves to the familiar: water coming from a hose, puddles, and a cup of water. The author explains the water cycle using a wealth of vocabulary quite artfully and effectively. You feel the words. Evaporation is shown by having the words swirl up and rise up the page from the sea. The use of blues, purples, and greens to convey wetness is quite effective, as is the use of browns and beige depicting a place where very little water is available. There is total integration of illustration and text. A child reading this book will understand the water cycle, and that they need to be good water stewards. This is a good science read-aloud for the primary grades. Highly Recommended - Library Media Connection, October 2011
Author Information
George Ella Lyon is the author of Trucks Roll!, Planes Fly!, and Boats Float!, cowritten with her son Benn. Among George Ella’s other books are the ALA Notable All the Water in the World, What Forest Knows, and Time to Fly. A former Kentucky Poet Laureate, she lives with her family in Lexington, Kentucky. Visit her online at GeorgeEllaLyon.com. Katherine Tillotson is the illustrator of several children’s books, including All Ears, All Eyes; All the Water in the World; Shoe Dog; and It’s Picture Day Today!. Ms. Tillotson lives in San Francisco with her husband. Visit her at KatherineTillotson.com.
