![]() ![]() Author's agent: Karen Grencik, Red Fox Literary. A closing section shares additional information about the water cycle, rounding out a story as enchanting as it is informative. As usual, Chin (Gravity) blends naturalistic detail with a glint of whimsy (in one spread, patchy clouds form the shape of a dragon in a wagon), evoking the seasons through shifts of light and changing foliage. In winter, the children and their friends skate on the frozen pond, and spring's return brings the story full circle. Swirl./ Watch it curl by./ Steam is steam unless./ it cools high." From there, Paul (One Plastic Bag) moves through the seasons as clouds become fog, which transitions to rain that gathers in puddles. ![]() Sip./ Pour me a cup./ Water is water unless./ it heats up./ Whirl. ![]() Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Water Is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. First seen exploring a pond behind their idyllic home, the boy and girl are driven indoors by a rainstorm and warm up with steaming mugs of cocoa on their front porch: "Drip. Water Is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle - Kindle edition by Paul, Miranda, Chin, Jason. Two siblings from a mixed-race family engage in water-related activities throughout the year in a poetic exploration of the forms that water takes. ![]()
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