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Illustrations and simple text explain what rain is, how it is used by plants, birds, and people, and the importance of clean water.

"Describes the importance of rain, different types of rain, and how rain affects nature and people"--

"In her latest gorgeously photo-illustrated nonfiction picture book, celebrated author April Pulley Sayre sheds new light on the wonders of rain, from the beauty of a raindrop balanced on a leaf to the amazing, never-ending water cycle that keeps our planet in perfect ecological balance."--

Cloudette, the littlest cloud, finds a way to do something big and important as the other clouds do.

Kukamba loves helping her grandmother decorate her mud home in a dusty Zimbabwe village, but when the annual rains partially destroy all her art work, Kukamba learns to see the goodness of the rains.

After days of being in a cave with the rest of his herd due to torrential rains, Elmer the patchwork elephant is ready for some time alone, but first he must get help to rescue Young Elephant from an island formed by flood waters.

"Children, animals, and natural life react to a coming rainstorm that will nourish them all"--

Learn more about the importance of water conservation and the water cycle in this book that focuses on a single raindrop that has billions of stories to tell.

A long, long time ago, when the earth was extremely hot, a huge amount of vapor was released, creating clouds. As the clouds got bigger and heavier, it started to rain. Three of those raindrops were brothers who came down to cool the hot earth and traveled, as water does, to every corner of the earth, including apartment building pipes and muddy rivers. Written by a scientist, this is a book for all curious children and budding young explorers.

Explains how the water cycle leads to different types of weather patterns.