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Lyrical journey through the water cycle in three languages.
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What's the Story?
AGUA, AGÜITA / WATER, LITTLE WATER is a poem set in the first person that explores the water cycle from the perspective of "Agüita" or "Little Water." Agüita explains how water drops rise from the depths of the ocean and "travel through light and darkness" to rest "on the tips of leaves," to "climb to the sky" and become a part of our atmosphere, eventually returning to Earth as rain.
Is It Any Good?
Author Jorge Tetl Argueta creates a lyrical journey through repeating word patterns that emulate ripples and waves even as he describes beautiful landscapes. The full-page illustrations that accompany the text in Agua, Agüita / Water, Little Water give vivid visuals for Agüita's cycle of life and remind readers that water is all around us. The vibrant illustrations portray the different forms and colors that water can take on -- droplets glistening on leaves, a river rolling from a mountain, rain falling from clouds, an orange and purple ocean at sunset -- and taps into the imagination of young readers as they learn about the water cycle in Spanish and English.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the water cycle shown in Agua, Agüita / Water, Little Water. How does water travel? How does it bring life to living things?
How do you use water? Where do you see water in the world around you?
How is water used in different cultures around the world? What's water called in other languages?
Book Details
- Author :
- Illustrator : Felipe Ugalde Alcantara
- Genre : Poetry
- Topics : STEM
- Book type : Non-Fiction
- Publisher : Piñata Books
- Publication date : December 4, 2017
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 1 - 3
- Number of pages : 32
- Available on : Hardback
- Last updated : September 30, 2025
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