Blue on Blue by Dianne WhiteDiscover the joys of a wild rainstorm in this poetic picture book, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist. Join a farming family as they experience the full range of a thrilling seaside thunderstorm from the wild wind and the very first drops; to the pouring, pouring rain; to the wonderful messy mud after the sun returns! With gentle, rhyming text and vivid artwork from a Caldecott Medal winning illustrator, this sublime depiction of nature's patterns

Chapter 4: Open-Country Birds

waterproof and indestructible

We all breathe the same air and take warmth from the same sun

Help us save the bees and the butterflies

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Each mixing dish has a notch carved in to hold your brush

the day after Thanksgiving

In addition to the traditional ten-legged crabs

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