Water Plant Art

There are a wide variety of aquatic plants, from tiny lemna to large water lilies, and all are essential to the web of life in aquatic ecosystems. Aquatic plants are a food source for many animals, release dissolved oxygen into the water, absorb excess nutrients in the water and help control erosion along shorelines, among many other benefits. Use Project WILD Aquatic’s “Water Plant Art” to explore the world of aquatic plants. Create beautiful works of art using pressed aquatic plants and other art supplies. Have fun!

Family Fun:
Get the whole family involved! Gather together art supplies and head to your local wetland, pond or stream to draw pictures of what you see. Then take your creations home to hang on the fridge!

Book List

Grades PreK-2
Amos, W.H. 1981. Life in Ponds and Streams. National Geographic Society.
Arnosky, J. 2008. The Brook Book: Exploring the Smallest Streams. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Burnie, D. 2005. Plant. DK Publishing, Inc.
Claybourne, A. 2002. Plants. Raintree Publishers.
Dewey, J.O. 1987. At the Edge of the Pond. Little, Brown & Company.
Dixon, M. 1998. Plants around Us. Smart Apple Media.
Fleming, D. 1993. In the Small, Small Pond. Henry Holt and Co.
Fowler, A. 1996. Life in a Pond. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Giesecke, E. and A. Royston. 2002. Pond Plants. Heinemann Library.
Hunter, A. 1999. What's in the Pond? Houghton Mifflin Company.
Lindeen, C.K. 2003. Life in a Pond. Capstone Press.
Long, L. 1998. Down at the Pond. Periwinkle Park Educational Productions.
Luenn, N. 1994. Squish!: A Wetland Walk. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Pratt-Serafini, K.J. 2001. Salamander Rain: A Lake & Pond Journal. Dawn Publications.
Rosen, M.J. 1994. All Eyes on the Pond. Hyperion Books for Children.
Schwartz, D.M. 1997. At the Pond. Creative Teaching Press, Incorporated.
Wong, H.H. and M.F. Vessel. 1970. Pond Life: Watching Animals Find Food. Addison-Wesley.

Grades 3-5
Ball, J.A. 2002. Plants. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Beatty, R. 2003. Rivers, Lakes, Streams, and Ponds. Raintree Publishers.
Burnie, D. 2004. Plant. DK Publishing, Inc.
Dewey, J. 1991. At the Edge of the Pond. Little Brown & Co.
Dow, L., S. Addario, and R. C. Carolin. Incredible Plants. Time-Life Custom Publishing.
Ellis, B.F. 2006. Web at Dragonfly Pond. Dawn Publications.
Ganeri, A. 1993. Ponds and Pond Life. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Giesecke, E. and A. Royston. 2002. Pond Plants. Heinemann Library.
Greenaway, T. 2000. Plant Life. Raintree Publishers.
Jackson, K. 2006. Lakes. Capstone Press.
Jennings, T.J. 1989. Pond Life. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Julivert, M.A. 1993. Life of Plants. Chelsea House Publishers.
Kallen, S.A. 2003. Life in a Pond. Thomson Gale.
Kalman, B. 2000. What Is a Plant? Crabtree Publishing Company.
McEvoy, P. 2003. Plants. Chelsea House Publishers.
Spilsbury, L. 2002. Plant Parts. Heinemann Library.
Spilsbury, L.A. 2002. Plant Habitats. Heinemann.

Grades 6-8
Braun, E. and S. Donovan. 2001. River, Lakes, and Ponds. Raintree Publishers.
Court, J. 1985. Ponds and Streams. Scholastic Library Publishing.
DK Publishing. 1992. Plants. DK CHILDREN.
Howell, L. 2002. World of Plants. E.D.C. Publishing.
Massa, R. 1997. Breathing Earth. Steck-Vaughn.
Milkins, C.S. 1990. Discovering Pond Life. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Parker, S. 2005. Pond and River. DK Publishing, Inc.
Sayre, A.P. 1997. Lake and Pond. Lerner Publishing Group.

Grades 9-12
Farndon, J. 2002. 1000 Things You Should Know about Plants. Mason Crest Publishers.
Greenaway, T. 1999. Plant Kingdom: A Guide to Plant Classification and Biodiversity. Raintree Publishers.
Parker, R. 2003. Introduction to Plant Science: Revised Edition. Thomson Delmar Learning.