Read and find out about droughts in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.
The earth-and everything on it-needs water. But lately, it's been unusually sunny, warm, and dry. The weather anchor announces that your area is experiencing a drought! Where do droughts happen? How do we know that we are in a drought? Why is rainfall important? Do droughts just affect people? Can scientists keep track of rainfall? Read and find out!
This book is full of activities, like how to measure rainfall, how to visualize how much of the world's water is freshwater, and how to create a cloud in a jar. It's also full of graphic features perfect for visual learners, like a diagram of the water cycle, and rich vocabulary bolded throughout the text, with a glossary.
This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:
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Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.
| ISBN: | 9780062386656 |
| Publication date: | 1st August 2017 |
| Author: | Melissa Stewart |
| Illustrator: | Andre Ceolin |
| Publisher: | HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 40 pages |
| Series: | Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science. Stage 2 |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats: Oceans and seas Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ecosystems Children’s / Teenage social topics: Accidents, disasters or emergencies |