A Mirror to Nature: Poems About Reflection combines the stunning photography of Jason Stemple with simple, accessible poems by Jane Yolen. Focused on nature and water, the photographs are visual poetry in themselves and lend themselves readily to discussion with children about reflections, water, nature and animals.

Yolen's poetry reflects (pun intended) the images in the photographs, in tones varying from somber and thoughtful to light and humorous. I've enjoyed showing the photographs to Z, reading her the poems, and watching her discover which part is the animal and which part is the reflection. I didn't realize before reading this book that Z wasn't really literate in reflections and she surprised me when she pointed out what she thought were two animals in a photo of a solitary animal and its reflection. I explained to her the reflection and she was thrilled to find the reflections in the other photos.

A Mirror to Nature is available on Amazon.com for about $14. - Jeremiah