Rain (Ready-to-Read Series: Level 1)

by Marion Dane Bauer, John Wallace (Illustrator)

Overview

Drip, drop, plop, rain falls from the sky. Rain turns dirt into mud and makes puddles on sidewalks. It also helps flowers grow. But where does rain come from? The answer is at your fingertips. Just open this book and read about the wonders of rain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780689854392
Publisher:	Simon Spotlight
Publication date:	03/01/2004
Series:	Weather Ready-to-Reads Series
Edition description:	Repackage
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,102,099
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	310L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Marion Dane Bauer is the author of many books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor book On My Honor and the Coretta Scott King Book Illustrator Award winner The Stuff of Stars. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, and can be reached at MarionDaneBauer.com.

John Wallace’s formal training was not in illustration, but rather theology, which he received at University of Cambridge. However, he always loved drawing, and one of his early jobs was as a newspaper cartoonist. In his children’s book illustrations, he is particularly inspired by what he calls “the gooniness” of young schoolchildren. John lives in Broadstairs, England.

Editorial Reviews

K-Gr 2-Two simple science books for beginning readers. The first title introduces the different types of clouds (cirrus, stratus, and cumulus) by stating their defining characteristics. In Rain, a day goes from hot to rainy to clear again, but the scientific concept is not as clearly expressed. Elucidating the cyclical nature of the water cycle without using the word "evaporation" is a daunting challenge. Stating that a puddle "goes into the sky" is not an adequate explanation. Both volumes are illustrated with appealing one- and two-page paintings that show children interacting with their environment and end with a page of additional facts. These books are aimed at less advanced readers than either the "Let's-Read-and-Find-Out-Science" series (HarperCollins) or the "Rookie Read-about Science" series (Children's). Clouds provides brief, but adequate coverage of its topic; Rain is too vague and general to be useful.-Lisa Smith, Lindenhurst Memorial Library, NY Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

[Editor's Note: The following is a combined review of RAIN, CLOUDS, SNOW, and WIND]--Marion Dane Bauer brings the wonders of weather to the youngest readers and listeners in her Ready-to-Read books, CLOUDS, RAIN, SNOW, and WIND. She respects her audience and in each book provides much to think about. Paula Parker’s expressive narration is paced for young listeners to take in factual information—for example, that cirrus means “curl” and stratus means “layered”—and then observe this fact portrayed in illustration. Deceptively simple science —that cold and hot air are continually changing places, for example—is given the studied measure necessary to take it in. Additional facts about the topic conclude each book. Background music completes each recording. A.R. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

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