A rock is a rock.
It's sand, pebble, stone.
Each rock tells a story
a tale of its own.
A leaf is a leaf.
It bursts out each spring
when sunny days linger
and orioles sing.
Water is water
its puddle, pond, sea.
When spring time comes splashing,
the water flows free.
Here we have a set of three books with links to excellent teaching notes. In our schools we have started to promote mindfulness and the quiet contemplation of our world. While these books are perfect they are also very expensive but you might find one or all of them in a library. You can see inside all three at the Publisher Web Site. They would all be great to use with Leaf Stone Beetle by Ursula Dubosarsky which you may remember is a new Australian book I really love.
Teaching Notes for A Leaf Can Be.
Teaching notes for A Rock Can Be.
Teaching notes for Water Can Be.
Kirkus Star Review
A contemplative and thought-provoking ode to the forms water takes and the functions it serves, both practical and whimsical. Once again, the author’s staccato rhymes leapfrog unexpectedly from one idea to the next, almost like a free-association game Publishers Weekly
Back in 2012 I talked about another book by Laura Purdie Salas - Book Speak. Here is a page from A Rock Can be.
Image Source Lerner https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/13442
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