Splish Splash

As fresh and sparkling as a mountain stream, Splish Splash invites young readers to plunge into the pleasures of concrete poetry, to have fun with words and ideas, and to see and appreciate the shapes of language and of everyday things. 71 Top Books of the Century (Nonfiction), Instructor magazine A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A National Council of Teachers of English Notable Children's Book in the Langauge Arts A Children's Book of the Year, Child Study Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College New York Public Library "100 Titles for Reading and Sharing" Great Stone Face Book Award Nominee, New Hampshire A Kansas State Reading Circle Selection "Children's Books Mean Business," ABA-CBC Exhibit California Collection '97, '98, '99, and 2000 What happens when poems look like the very things they’re about? Visual Poems: Watch a waterfall tumble down the page and see an icicle shrink with every line. Playful Language: From the “clicking clatter clink” of ice cubes to a babbling brook, this rhyming book is a joy to read aloud. A Celebration of Water: A wonderful way to introduce kids to the many forms of water, from a single drop of dew to the entire ocean. Perfect for the Classroom: A beloved resource for teachers that makes language arts fun and helps young readers see poetry everywhere.