Just in time to celebrate Earth Day on April 22, 2020 we have a new picture book This Raindrop: Has a Billion Stories to Tell by Linda Ragsdale and illustrated by Srimalie Bassani.
This picture book…
Starts with a single raindrop that “has billions of stories to tell” then follows it through time and space at it cycles again and again. Readers will be thrilled as the words flow like water.
“Its magical molecules morph into thin air
then shape-shift into something new,
like a single drop of dew in the morning. “
This picture book…
Has incredibly imaginative illustrations that play with perspective, zooming in and out, then up and down from spread to spread.
This picture book…
Has a little something extra. It features a lovely arlin paper cover with foil text enhancements, illustrated end papers, plus back matter including an explanation of the water cycle, the importance of water conservation, and resources for further reading.
This picture book…
Could help save the planet. As the sticker on the cover says, “Every Book [purchased] Plants a Tree.”
What could be better than that?
Related Resources and Activities:
1. The author suggests learning more about water conservation and celebrating World Oceans Day, June 8, 2020.
2. Check out our previous posts with activities for Exploring the Water Cycle and Water Can Be… Very Important.
3. Visit our growing list of children’s books about water and the water cycle.
4. Check Parade magazine’s list of 50 Activities for Earth Day for water conservation organizations and events like the #WednesdaysForWater Twitter hashtag.
Age Range: 5 – 8 years
Publisher: Flowerpot Press (April 7, 2020)
ISBN-10: 1486718175
ISBN-13: 978-1486718177
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The cilantro plants are flowering.
First of all, cilantro has lovely lacy white flowers. It is a pretty plant.
An additional benefit is that the flowers are food for pollinators, like this honey bee.
Or this flower fly.
