Walter Wick

I found this book extremely interesting for a few reasons. The pictures throughout this story were phenomenal, due to their clear details. I think that these illustrations really enhance the book, especially the section on bubble shapes. Readers usually think of bubbles as round spheres, but these bubbles are shown as spirals and cubes. These types of illustrations engage the reader and make them want to keep reading and possibly look deeper into the subject. I also loved the pictures in the show more section about snowflakes. Many readers have never seen a real snowflake up close. Readers learn that there is an “endless variety” of shapes and designs of snowflakes. I also think that it is important that the story shows a picture of a snowflake at its’ actual size, to display to readers how magnified the multiple pictures of snowflakes are. This book is nonfiction, and to my knowledge is accurate. I like that the book is organized into different sections about water, such as frost and dew, clouds, snowflakes, surface tension, etc. This book really caught my attention due to the beautiful pictures. The big idea of this book is to inform the readers about the different forms of water and how water looks when it meets air, is splashed, or freezes. show less

Picture puzzles can be entertaining, intriguing and sometimes frustrating. As well, for our children, they represent a marvelous opportunity for cognitive development - especially when enjoyed with a chatty adult. Apart from noticing very small details, the discussion that will accompany a book like Can You See What I See? Treasure Ship is not-to-be missed. Walter Wick challenges his young readers to discover all sorts of wonderful words that they aren't likely to encounter unless an adult show more is part of the experience. So, come aboard, explore the bounty and share these vocabulary treasures: saber, peacock, hourglass, tattered, bugle and more. show less

The photographic presentation of water are so interesting the photo's and author explains different types and observations as well as scientific content and experiment that can be performed by reader.
The Author Walter Wick take us on a journey of a simple drop of water with simple text inserts of explanations as to why from 1878 Arabella B Buckley. This book will entice readers to think all about a drop of water and its journey that we take for granite in our lives. Beautiful, inspiring show more photos that really make you think, speculate and want to try this for yourself. A light investigation and explanation of molecules and the parts they play as water transforms itself from liquid, to solid, to gas and back. Great for beginning to understand nature and science. show less

I liked this, even though it made me feel like I'm not smart enough to wrap my head around some of the concepts. Red and green make yellow? Huh? I thought yellow was a primary color. (I had to google this to understand that I've been wrong about primary colors my whole life!)

This is both a very cool book and a sort of unsatisfying book because it touches on a lot of concepts that make me as a reader beg for further explanation. So if you look at this as a jumping off point for further show more reading and exploration, it's a winner. On it's own, it sort of just boggles the mind, though I'm sure there are very smart kids out there who already have a strong background in science who will enjoy it. show less