Down Comes the Rain

by Franklyn Mansfield Branley

Book Overview

Read and find out about fossils in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

What is a fossil? Sometimes it's the imprint of an ancient leaf in a rock. Or it could be the skeleton of a dinosaur that has turned to stone. With clear prose and beautifully detailed illustrations, award-winning author and illustrator Aliki describes the different ways fossils are formed and what they tell us about life on Earth long...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064451666
• ISBN13: 9780064451666
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 9.8" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Cute and educational

Great book series for kids who are curious and love to learn. I have bought several and my son loves them. I have given them as gifts as well with great response.

My favorite book of the "learn about" series

The illustrations really make this book stand out. There are lots of little details and funny things to keep kids interested. Also teaches a lot about weather.

Nice book for young children on the water cycle

This is a nice book to read aloud to those in the range of 4-8 years, and could be read by a 2nd-grader. The book does a good job explaining the water cycle, condensation, evaporation, the formation of clouds, hail, etc. It's easy to understand and enjoyable to read. The illustrations are wonderful also. There are practical illustrations and activity suggestions, like putting a teaspoon of water on a plate to evaporate, boiling water on the stove, or filling a glass of water with ice to away condensation. I'd recommend this as a good book on the topic for anyone with preschoolers or early elementary age children; it's a nice addition to our homeschooling library. My only gripe is that it's mentioned that water vapor in clouds can turn into rain and into hail, but there's not even a passing mention of snowflakes.

Nice book

This is a nice book. My son is still too young for it (4 yr old). But He can read it in couple of years.

Where Does It Come From?

Down Comes The Rain is an excellent book that introduces to young children the formation of rain and where it actually comes from. It also discusses the transformation of water into ice and also the evaporation of water. Children can understand the book through its simple terms and colorful illustrations. Rain is just one of the many things that young children often wonder about. It is a very good book that can be added to any elementary classroom when discussing a unit on weather or simply to have at home to read togther on rainy days! Many hands-on activities, such as putting a teaspoon of water into a saucer and coming back to see that it has evaporated into the air, can be done by using this book. I have added this book to my list that I plan to use in the classroom!