the poetry of science
Science and Children—November/December 2022 (Volume 60, Issue 2)
By Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong
by April Halprin Wayland
I am having a soak in the tub.
Mom is giving my neck a strong scrub.
Water sloshes against the sides.
H2O’s seeping into my eyes.
The wet stuff running down my face?
She says it came from outer space!
The water washing between my toes
was born a billion years ago.
Poem © 2014 April Halprin Wayland from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong © 2014 Pomelo Books; illustration by Frank Ramspott from The Poetry of Science: The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science for Kids © 2015 Pomelo Books.
Reference
Wayland, A.H. 2014. “Old Water” in The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science, eds. S. Vardell and J. Wong, 44. Princeton, NJ: Pomelo Books.
Resources
Hammersmith, C. 2011. Water cycle. Minneapolis, MN: Capstone.
Moon, E.K. 2021. Drop: An adventure through the water cycle. New York: Dial.
Online Resources
April Halprin Wayland author website: https://www.aprilwayland.com
“Water Round” by Leslie Bulion: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/361625045091284876
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