Water Can Be…
by Laura Purdie Salas, illus by Violeta Dabija
Millbrook Press, 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4677-0591-2
Water can be a…Thirst quencher…Kid drencher…Cloud fluffer…Fire snuffer…Find out about the many roles water plays in this poetic exploration of water throughout the year.
Honors and Awards
- starred Kirkus review
- starred PW review
- Minnesota Book Award Finalist
- Charlotte Zolotow Highly Commended title
- Texas Library Association’s 2×2 List
- ALSC’s Building Steam with Dia book list
- RIF’s 2015 Multicultural Booklist
- Houston ISD Name That Book Contest
- Bill Martin Jr., Picture Book Award Nominee
- Nerdy Award for Poetry
How Books Change Us: The Writing of Water Can Be… (Nerdy Book Club blog post)
Spotlight on Laura Purdie Salas and Poetry Prompt (Ditty of the Month Club blog post)
Water Can Be – Classroom Guide
Water Can Be – CCSS Guide
Water Can Be – Pinterest Board for Educators
Reproducible Activity Pages
- Water Can Be – Maze
- Water Can Be – Water Cycle
- Water Can Be – Snowman List Poem
- Water Can Be – Fun with a Wordle of Water Words
My Partnership with WaterAid
- Water Can Be – WaterAid Press Release
- Here’s how much I’ve donated from Water Can Be…‘s royalties so far–THANK YOU for making this possible!
Book Trailers and Content Videos
More videos made by Laura:
- Book trailer with Laura and her family
- WaterAid and the water crisis
- The 3 forms of water
- The water cycle