Copyright Date:
1997
Edition Date:
1997
Release Date:
09/01/97
Illustrator:
Hale, James Graham,
Pages:
31 pages
ISBN:
Publisher: 0-06-445166-6 Perma-Bound: 0-605-29163-2
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-0-06-445166-6 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-29163-8
Dewey:
551.57
LCCN:
96003519
Dimensions:
21 x 25.
Language:
English
Reviews:
Horn Book
(Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 CST 1997)
This book provides an excellent introduction to weather and the water cycle. Branley skillfully combines simple prose with complex scientific ideas, becoming neither too technical nor patronizing. The new pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations portray children of several ethnicities happily engaged in weather observation and experiments that readers are encouraged to try.
School Library Journal
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
ALA Booklist
(Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 CDT 1997)
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 appear in the characters' speech balloons rather than in paragraph form. 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. (Reviewed Sept. 1, 1997)
Word Count:
960
Reading Level:
3.5
Interest Level:
K-3
Accelerated Reader:
reading level: 3.5
/ points: 0.5
/ quiz: 41741
/ grade: Lower Grades
Reading Counts!:
reading level:3.2 /
points:1.0 /
quiz:Q03272
Lexile:
560L
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