"Anthropomorphizing" is the word that comes most to mind when flipping through this "river of reflections". Poems to and about oceans, rivers, and seas highlight the importance of water like never before. Coupled with odes to and poems from the perspective of fish, birds, and various small mammals, The Water is Wise will certainly help any reader who comes across it get into a nice flow.

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the publisher: “The Water is Wise is an anthology of creative work about the Ohio River by the brilliant minds of middle schoolers at Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South and Ramsey Middle School. Upon reading this book you will find a treasure trove of poetry, fiction, and personal reflections on the creatures that dwell in and around our river, the way its water sustains us and the objects it's forced to carry.”