This series explains the causes and effects of a variety of basic weather conditions both at home and around the world. The colorful photos and extreme weather records engage readers.
As an old man grumbles his way through a rainy morning, spreading gloom, his neighbor, a young child, spreads cheer while hopping through puddles in frog-themed rainwear.
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Delsie loves tracking the weather, living with her grandmother, and the support of friends and neighbors, but misses having a "regular family," especially after her best friend outgrows her.
And through the long dry summer, as she looks forward to the first rain of autumn, she misses how she and Grandma used to splash and play on rainy days. Finally, one morning, Abby hears the long-awaited ping ping ping on the roof.
"With illustrations depicting scenes from all over the globe, this haiku collection will enchant both nature lovers and budding poets."--Back cover.
"Simple text and supportive images introduce beginning readers to the characteristics of rain. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
It has been hot and dry for a very long time when a little girl decides to embark on a journey to find out when it is going to rain.As the girl asks the important question to her grandparents, mother, pet dog, and the ants living under the ...
After her daughter Kate fails to return home from a weekend with her exhusband, Jessie Shapiro is thrown into a nightmare from the past
Soft Rain, a nine-year-old Cherokee girl, is forced to relocate, along with her family, from North Carolina to the West. SOFT RAIN IS NINE YEARS OLD when her life changes. Without warning, white soldiers arrive at her house.
Describes the changing sounds of the rain, the slow soft sprinkle, the drip-drop tinkle, the sounding pounding roaring rain, and the fresh wet silent after-time of rain.