A Drop in the Ocean : The Story of Water

by Jacqui Bailey, Matthew Lilly (Illustrator)

The books in this series use cartoon style illustrations and lively narrative text to make key topics in science and geography both accessible and engaging. This approach encourages children to read about and understand even complex ideas. Each book contains an experiment, useful websites and an index.

Genres: Picture Books, Science

32 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2003

Reviews

[Ashley Perry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Summary:
This story is told from the point of view of water. The story begins with water evaporating, changing from a liquid to a gas. The water vapor rises into cold air, where it condenses, changing from a gas back to a liquid. This is how clouds are formed. Then the water is release once enough condensation builds up in the clouds, in the form of precipitation. The author also discusses water pollution.

Evaluation:
The text offers many visuals to readers. The illustrations are descriptive and colorful. On each page, there is come dialogue between two objects/animals. The book also contains a diagram and model of the water cycle.

Teaching Point:
Teachers could use this book when discussing dialogue. Students could create a comic strip describing water traveling through the water cycle. The characters could be water and water vapor. Students could create speech bubbles to show the dialogue.

[Jasmine Stocker · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very fun spin of actually learning how our water systems work. The fun illustrations of the animals talking make this book a fun read and would keep students attention spans when they are actually learning about something really important. Give many good examples and even has an experiment for readers to try in the back. Also, includes an index.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good explanation of the water cycle for 2nd-3rd graders.

[Alina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have a project about ocean