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Have you ever wondered where raindrops come from? Do you want to learn how they form?<\/p>\n
Down Comes the Rain<\/a>, by Franklyn M. Branley and illustrated by James Graham Hale is an informative and brightly colored approach to learning about the life of a raindrop. The book begins simply by stating where raindrops come from: clouds. Children will learn that clouds are made of tiny drops of water that have gone through many phases before they reach the earth. These phases are described\u00a0by examples of everyday activities children can observe, such as the evaporation of water as clothes dry outside on a line in the sun. Children will learn all the different places that this water in the air comes from and then finally,\u00a0why it falls to the earth.<\/p>\n In these high, cold clouds,water vapor changes to droplets, and the droplets change to drops. The drops freeze into ice.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u00a0The book then transitions and teaches about hailstones and their creation. This type of weather may be fascinating to a child because it is so rare. In recapturing the child’s interest, the author\u00a0is again reinforcing the stages that occur in order for it to rain. At the end, there is a recap of all that was covered in the book. The\u00a0bright and busy pictures and\u00a0the way that some of the text reads like a comic book,\u00a0create a more exciting approach to learning about rain.<\/p>\n Curriculum Connections Additional Resources Book: Down comes the Rain<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0 Have you ever wondered where raindrops come from? Do you want to learn how they form? Down Comes the Rain, by Franklyn M. Branley and illustrated by James Graham Hale is an informative and brightly colored approach to learning … Continue reading
\n<\/strong>This book may help a child observe the weather in his\/her everyday life (K.8). The student will understand basic types, changes, and patterns of weather (2.6). The student will understand the processes involved in the water cycle (3.9). The student will investigate certain weather phenomena (4.6).<\/p>\n
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\nAuthor:<\/strong>\u00a0 Franklyn M. Branley
\nIllustrator:<\/strong> James Graham Hale
\n<\/font><\/a>Publisher:<\/strong> Harper Collins
\nPublication Date:<\/strong> 1997
\nPages:<\/strong> 32
\nGrades:<\/strong> 2-4
\nISBN:<\/strong> 0-06-445166-6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"