Song of the Water Boatman
Publication Information
Author:  Sidman, Joyce	Illustrator:  Prange, Beckie
Title:  Song of the Water Boatman	Date:  2005
Publisher:  Houghton Mifflin	City:  Boston
ISBN, paperback:  0-618-13547-2	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    poetry, nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading| science
Summary:
Employing varied poetic forms and beautiful woodcut illustrations, the book invites the reader to visit the land, water, and underwater life of a pond throughout the seasons.
Teaching Ideas:
Start with a Book Walk with this beautiful book. Explore the non-fiction elements of structure: explanatory marginalia, glossary, illustrations, and poetic forms. Echo read or choral read selected poems for fluency. The overall eco-structure of the pond could be charted as the poems and information are read to create a comprehensive view of the pond. Copy change would encourage readers to use one of their favorite poetic forms on a nature topic of their choice.
Teaching Strategies:
Copy Change    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/copy_change.pdf
Fluency Activities    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/fluency_activities.pdf
Reader's Theater    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf
Sketch to Stretch    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/sketch_stretch.pdf
Think-Pair-Share    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf
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