Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Neighbors: The Water Critters
by George Held
Illustrator: Joung Un Kim
Ages: 6+
Published: 2015
Publisher: Filsinger & Co.
ISBN: 978-0-916754-31-0
Keywords: Environment, Water Creatures, Word Play
Thirteen varied short poems combine facts and linguistic whimsy in exploring aquatic creatures near or in the water. Simple collage illustrations capture their natural environments. Questions stimulate discussion.