Maxwell the Raindrop: Am I Still Me?

by Joseph Moore

Overview

Maxwell is a raindrop who falls to save a flower, then goes through the water cycle. He changes from water to vapor to snow and back to water. With each change he asks "How can I look different, but still be me?"

Maxwell is a character-driven story with a subtle message that celebrates growth and change.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781532372858
Publisher:	Moore, Joe
Publication date:	05/15/2015
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Author Joe Moore is from Pittsburgh, PA, but has been living in Johnstown, PA with his 2 daughters, Madelyne and Marissa. In addition to "Maxwell the Raindrop" Am I Still Me?"he has written another story,"Maxwell, the Raindrop Who Wouldn't Fall"

In 2018 he started the Maxwell the Raindrop Fund to donate a portion of book sales to help local children enroll in art programs at no cost to them.

Editorial Reviews

Something happens as he thinks about his fate and something triggers a change. Just what that is you will have to find out for yourself as Max has one final decision to make in order to help something that might not survive if he does not fall. What does he do and what is his final decision you will learn when you read Maxwell: The Raindrop Who Wouldn’t Fall by author Joseph Moore.

Author Joseph Moore relates the story about a raindrop named Maxwell who could not decide if being a raindrop really mattered to anyone including himself. Everyone wants to be needed and everyone wants to feel special. Children can learn from Maxwell that sometimes just when we think we are not happy with who we are, what we are capable of doing, something or someone comes along and makes us feel special and the world seems to shine even more. As the Wise Old Cloud tried to impart to Maxwell: Raindrops fall: It’s what raindrops do! So, will he fall? What will his decision be? Maybe young children will write letters to him to encourage him to fall and help nature, birds and even people to survive. Raindrops are special. Will Maxwell ever learn that he is too? So, the next time you see tons of raindrops falling from the sky maybe one just might be Maxwell. Teachers can do some great lessons about rain, what causes raindrops to fall and why. Children can create some great pictures of Maxwell and the other raindrops and add their own commentaries and maybe even decide where else raindrops can fall. 

Book Pleasures - Fran Lewis

If you are looking for a children’s storybook that vaguely explains evaporation, condensation, and precipitation while be entertaining regarding change, this would be a good option.

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