A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder" is a stunning book that shows water in its many forms. With the aid of stop action photography, Wick reveals water as rainbows, bubbles, drops, steam, ice, and frost. Readers also learn about evaporation and how condensation and clouds are formed.

Did you know a bubble's skin is 500 times thinner than a human hair?

Did you know a straight pin can float on a glass of water because of water's surface tension?

"A Drop of Water" is written in simple terms and the accompanying photographs will soak up the attention of children of all ages. The book includes a list of experiments children can do to learn more about the three states of water.

Seamore the Seahorse searches the sea for several species, encountering an amiable Angelfish, gargantuan Grouper,and wise and wondrous Whale.The knowledgeable text expounds on each creature's unique features, and the aqueous illustrations are quite apt.

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A Teacher's Guide to a Swim Through the Sea

Conversational text and soft, crosshatched pen-and-ink illustrations ebb and flow in a fluid look at the largest mammal ever to inhabit the earth. Invoking the senses, Davies describes the blue whale's physical attributes in irresistible, crystalline terms. Its skin is ``springy and smooth like a hard-boiled egg, and it's as slippery as wet soap.'' The enormity of the blue whale comes into focus in the illustrations that place it next to a giraffe and an elephant, bringing it into the everyday realm of children. Effective use of shrinking and expanding typeface and the inclusion of two human observers accentuate the proportional vastness of both the creature and its ocean. This unassuming book is teeming with new discoveries upon each rereading.

Based on a story by Nobel laureate Octavio Paz, My Life with the Wave is an extraordinary tale of a boy who befriends a wave at the seashore. He brings her home and at first she floods the house "with light and air, driving away the shadows with her blue and green reflections." Her moods, however, are as changeable as the tides -- and soon the boy has much more on his hands than he can handle. Catherine Cowan's translation is beautiful and Mark Buehner's illustrations are stunning. Buehner's hidden images enhance the fun. He has concealed a cat, a mouse, a dog, a whale and a sea horse in almost every illustration. This book should not be missed.

Every plant and animal needs water to live, grow, and reproduce, but water also provides many living things with a place to live. Whether it be the quiet, muddy salt marsh or the sunny, tropical coral reef, this underwater journey to thirteen aquatic ecosystems will amaze you with the diversity of our wet world. Colorful, detailed illustrations splash off the pages, and the fact-filled text provides a fascinating introduction to each watery region.

Here Is the Coral Reef

Poetically cumulative text and illustrations capture the relationships between plants and animals in the ecology of the Great Barrier Reef.

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