Song of the water boatman : & other pond poems /

Sidman, Joyce,

Song of the water boatman : & other pond poems / written by Joyce Sidman ; illustrated by Beckie Prange. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin, (c)2005. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm.

Listen for me -- Spring peepers -- Spring splashdown -- Wood duck -- Diving beetle's food-sharing rules -- Great diving beetle -- Fly, dragonfly! -- Green darner -- In the depths of the summer pond -- Food chain -- A small green riddle -- Duckweed -- Aquatic fashion -- Caddis fly -- Song of the water boatman and backswimmer's refrain -- Water boatman, backswimmer -- Travel time -- Water bear -- The season's campaign -- Cattails -- Into the mud -- Painted turtle.

A collection of poems that provide a look at some of the animals, insects, and plants that are found in ponds, with accompanying information about each.



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Pond animals--Juvenile poetry.
Ponds--Juvenile poetry.
Children's poetry, American.
Pond animals--Poetry.
Pond plants--Poetry.
American poetry.

PS3569 / .S664 2005 PS3569