I liked this book for multiple reasons. First, the writing flows very well from one ideas to the next. For example one page talks about the Earth's air and how we all breathe it, while the next page talks about the wind and how it touches us all. Second, the illustrations in this book are so detailed and colorful and really help to enhance the poem in this book. For example, on one page the poem talks about how animals, humans, plants, etc. all share the water on Earth. The illustration takes up two full pages and shows penguins, whales, fish, birds, deer, people, palm trees, and much more. Every time you look at a page again you seem to find even more details that you may have not noticed before. This book helps to push readers to think about how we share this Earth with not just other people, but plants, and animals too. It makes readers think about how their actions can affect others. The big idea readers can take away from this book is the Earth is home to many living creatures and that it is important to keep the Earth clean and safe. The book discusses how we share water, soil, air, etc. with others and how Earth itself is alive. I think this could help young readers understand that many things on Earth are alive other than humans. ( )

talks about all the different parts of the world (water, sky, moon, dirt) and how they are necessary for life.
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This book is a free verse poem showing children that we all live on the same earth and have so much in common. There are beautiful illustrations showing children of many diverse backgrounds and levels of ability living together harmoniously. Many cultures and families are represented. ( )

illustrated poem re the earth... would be good for Earth Day