Water, Water by Eloise Greenfield, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, Jan Spivey Gilchrist (Illustrator), Jan Spivey Gilchrist (Illustrator), Jan Spivey Gilchrist (Illustrator)

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Synopsis

I see lakes,
and ponds,
and waterfalls, oh water, water, water, everywhere I go.

From splashing to sipping, award-winning poet Eloise Greenfield covers all that's exhilarating about water. This cool, rhythmic text is at once entertaining and educational. Jan Spivey Gilchrist's bright watercolor illustrations are as refreshing as the text and help pursue this favorite element from the kitchen sink to the sea.

Children's Literature

The very simple text by Greenfield celebrates water in the forms most familiar to young children. The little boy enjoys a rainy day all decked out in his yellow slicker. He spends time later fishing with Dad at rivers, streams, lakes and ponds. In the final segment he gets a cup full of water and drinks it all up. This is a book that features an African-American child enjoying the pleasures of being a toddler. It in not particularly remarkable, but good for families and collections where this type of material is needed. 1999, HarperFestival, Ages 18 mo. to 3, $9.95. Reviewer: Marilyn Courtot—Children's Literature

Biography

Eloise Greenfield's illustrious list of books for young people includes Me and Neesie; In the Land of Words, an NCTE 2005 Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts; Honey, I Love; and How They Got Over: African Americans and the Call of the Sea, all illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. She is the recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award; the Award of Excellence from the D.C. Area Writing Project, the local arm of the National Writing Project, whose mission is to instruct educators in how to teach writing; the Milner Award; the Hope S. Dean Award from the Foundation for Children's Literature; and the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Ms. Greenfield lives in Washington, DC.