Synopsis A basic introduction to the part that rain plays in the water cycle of the Earth. Readers will learn how rain falls from the clouds, evaporates, and turns into moisture in the air, which then condenses to form new clouds and thus begins the cycle once again. Illustrated with pen-and-ink and watercolor paintings.
Explains how the water cycle leads to different types of weather patterns.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1997-09-01 | | Series: | Let'S-Read-And-Find-Out Science. Stage 2 | | Illustrator: | James Graham Hale |
| Size | | Height: | 10.5 in | | Width: | 8.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 13.6 oz |
Publisher's Note Just where does the rain come from anyway? Learn the answers to this question with these fun-loving characters, who reveal the water cycle in action from invisible water droplets in clouds to softball-sizes hailstones. Full color.
Industry Reviews Gr 2-4 This newly illustrated edition of Rain and Hail (Crowell, 1983) is a concise and informative look at the water cycle. Branley provides a fundamental understanding of how water is recycled, how clouds are formed, and why rain and hail occur. A few easy science activities are included. Words that might be unfamiliar to readers are defined in context. The pen-and-ink with watercolor wash paintings clearly interpret the concepts presented on each page. Throughout the book, speech bubbles from a group of children provide further clarification. This beginning reader would be especially useful to elementary teachers, but will also fill a niche for young researchers. Stephani Hutchinson, Pioneer Elementary School, Sunnyside, WA Lopate
This is one of a number of Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science books recently reissued with new illustrations. This one complicates matters for librarians with a new title as well. The book previously known as Rain & Hail now has a slightly revised text, though the main change in wording is that many of the lines [now] appear in the characters' speech balloons. . . . Bright and cheerful as well as informative, Hale's line-and-watercolor-wash illustrations give the pages a most appealing look. A good choice for classrooms studying rain, hail, or the water cycle. . . . Ages five to eight. Annotation copyright H.W. Wilson Company. Phelan
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