The Horn Book Guide

LITERATURE

Levy, Constance

Splash!: Poems of Our Watery World

40 pp. | Scholastic/Orchard | March, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-439-29318-9 $$16.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by David Soman. Encompassing both the lively and reflective natures of H2O, these thirty-four poems demonstrate a telling sense of rhythm, dramatically effective line breaks, and, throughout, a trust in ordinary language. The lines are short, the rhymes varied and un-jingly, and splashes of humor accent the essentially lyrical mood. Modest and simple, the watercolor illustrations enhance tone rather than impose interpretation.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2002