I met Miranda this past October at the SCBWI Fall Conference. VERDICT A first-rate introduction to the water cycle for young readers.Thus far I’ve featured illustrators and artists on Tuesday Tours, but today I’m excited to share the first writer’s studio tour featuring children’s book author Miranda Paul. The author ties explanations of processes such as evaporation and condensation to pages of the text. She provides examples of the water content of various living things and stresses Earth's limited supply of fresh water. & S., 2011), Paul's introduction to the water cycle includes more information that will help extend learning. Although not as dramatic as George Ella Lyon's All the Water in the World (S. Chin once again demonstrates his mastery of nature illustration, infusing familiar outdoor scenes with simple kid-centric activities that will hold readers' attention while they listen to the text.

It includes autumn fog and rain, frozen ponds and falling snow, steam from cups of cocoa, and snowmelt turning dirt to mud. 'Paul's poetic text highlights various forms water takes as it follows a brother and sister through the year. A two-page section at the back supplies a bit of the science behind these everyday miracles.' - Booklist Chin is especially adept at portraying light sources, whether they be an early morning glow through kitchen windows, a foggy street through which a school bus creeps, or the blinding golds of autumn sunshine through leaves. ' You rather want to know how the line ends, don't you? This excellent rhythm, which often uses ideas and images beyond what you'd expect, is matched by Chin's playful, soft-hued, but always realistic watercolor-and-gouache paintings. What is that sound? / Rain is rain unless. Where is the town? / Fog is fog unless. An effortlessly multicultural cast of kids floats, darts, and dallies through various seasons of the year, while Paul uses each spread to introduce the next phase of water. 'In this gentle and very cleverly rhymed book, basics of the water cycle are conveyed through what otherwise looks and feels like a narrative picture book. An engaging and lyrical look at the water cycle.' - Kirkus Reviews 'A biracial brother and sister explore the out-of-doors (and a bit of mischief) through the four seasons in this poetic look at the many forms water takes on its trip through its cycle.

Water is water by miranda paul