Fiction Twin Text: “Let it Rain” by Maryann Cocca-Leffler (2013)Content Crossover: ScienceRationale: These two books flow into one another. “All the water in the world” shows where all the water comes from when it rains, when you turn on your faucet, and all the reasons we need it. It is a good opening into the book “Let it Rain” because it talks about how important water is during the seasons and what role it plays. So first I would start with an opening move about “All the water in the world” to create a discussion and find out how much the children know about water. I would ask questions and have them respond with thumbs up if they agree. Then after I finish the book we would start a KWL chart. Since we learned about water, now we need to understand how it works during different seasons so on our chart we would fill out what we know about water during each season, write down what we want to know, read the book “Let it Rain”, fill in what we learned and hopefully answer our own questions. Then I will have the children divide into groups. I will give each group a different scenario; either a season or a whether forecast and have them write down how water/season is a part of their scenario. The beautiful illustrations in this book about water and conservation are worth the read on their own. The text is written in an open verse, sort of poetic form which makes it a nice change. The other positive about the text is the changes in font size and form, which often takes the shape of the water, swirling and twirling. My 8 yr old and I both liked the quiet beauty of this book and the lesson it had to share.
Do You like book All The Water In The World (2011)?
This is a great concept book to show students. Use it when talking about water in science class.
—momokey
I liked this book, but my kids weren't too interested in listening to it.
—Jenwen
