In the Small, Small Pond-Poetry # 2

Author: Denise Fleming
Title: In the Small, Small Pond
Illustrator: Denise Fleming
Readability score: Kindergarten-Grade 2
Genre: Poetry
Sub genre: N/A
Theme: Animals changing as the seasons change
Primary and secondary characters: The characters in this book consist of different animals that you would find at a pond. These animals include tadpoles, geese, minnows, frogs, etc.
Awards: Caldecott Honor
Date of publication: 1993
Publishing company: Henry Holt & Company
ISBN number: 0-8050-2264-3
Summary: This poetry book starts off with the tadpoles and continues with the growth and changes of the different animals. It also talks about the seasons changing and how it effects the animals in the pond. It ends with the frog hibernating for the winter.

I would use this poetry book in the classroom to discuss a variety of topics. From how the seasons change to how animals follow the changes, children can learn about the different types of animals that reside in a pond. The illustrations are pictures of elaborate scenes from a pond and the animals that are associated with them. Students can have a good visual of the changes that take place and how animals grow, change, or hibernate.