Title: Water Sings Blue

Author: Kate Coombs

Illustrator: Meilo So

Copyright date: 2012

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Summary: This book is a collection of poems about the ocean. It explores things like the beauty of the ocean, the power of the ocean, and even animal life and activities happening near the ocean. The poetry and illustrations in this book work together to bring the ocean to life on the pages.

Media for illustration: Watercolor

Perfect student: This book is perfect for students who enjoy nature and the ocean. It is also good for young readers who are being introduced to poetry.

Common Core State Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.5 Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.This book works well with this standard because, as a great introduction to poetry, it can be used to highlight the different type of language used in poetry.