We love this book because it is:
a beautifully illustrated poem
filled with poetic language & onomatopoeia
a wonderful journey of water through different environments
Learning opportunities:
Geography: formation of a river
Science: the water cycle
Art: choose a scene from the poem and create your own depiction of the river moving through it
Craft: create a patchwork quilt
Art/Forest School: collect leaves & foliage to re-create a page from the book
Geography: identify rivers of the world that could be represented by the story ~ a famous waterfall, a river that runs through a jungle…
Geography: visit a local river & consider its formation
Writing: write your own poem of a journey
Science: sinking & floating experiments
DT: make a boat that floats