Rain

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The animals of the African savanna use their senses to predict and then enjoy the rain. (more)

The animals of the African savanna use their senses to predict and then enjoy the rain. (less)

Cynthia Barnett's Rain begins four billion years ago with the torrents that filled the oceans, and builds to the storms ... (more)

Cynthia Barnett's Rain begins four billion years ago with the torrents that filled the oceans, and builds to the storms of climate change. It weaves together science{u2014}the true shape of a raindrop, the mysteries of frog and fish rains{u2014}with the human story of our ambition to control rain, from ancient rain dances to the 2,203 miles of levees that attempt to straitjacket the Mississippi River. It offers a glimpse of our "founding forecaster," Thomas Jefferson, who measured every drizzle long before modern meteorology. Two centuries later, rainy skies would help inspire Morrissey{u2019}s mopes and Kurt Cobain{u2019}s grunge. Rain is also a travelogue, taking readers to Scotland to tell the surprising story of the mackintosh raincoat, and to India, where villagers extract the scent of rain from the monsoon-drenched earth and turn it into perfume. Now, after thousands of years spent praying for rain or worshiping it; burning witches at the stake to stop rain or sacrificing small children to bring it; mocking rain with irrigated agriculture and cities built in floodplains; even trying to blast rain out of the sky with mortars meant for war, humanity has finally managed to change the rain. Only not in ways we intended. As climate change upends rainfall patterns and unleashes increasingly severe storms and drought, Barnett shows rain to be a unifying force in a fractured world. (less)

"Let's play out in the rain! There's a wealth of sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures to discover and enjoy!"--Ba... (more)

"Let's play out in the rain! There's a wealth of sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures to discover and enjoy!"--Back cover. (less)

Illustrations and simple text explain what rain is, how it is used by plants, birds, and people, and the importance of c... (more)

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

Forced to stay indoors during a rainstorm, young Sam drinks hot chocolate, reads and dreams of adventures while his Gran... (more)

Forced to stay indoors during a rainstorm, young Sam drinks hot chocolate, reads and dreams of adventures while his Granddad does paperwork until the need to mail an important letter triggers an adventure into the wet outdoors. (less)

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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to rain. Intended for students in kindergarten through thir... (more)

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to rain. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"-- (less)

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

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

On a seemingly normal August day in Boulder, Colorado... the skies are clear and Honeysuckle Speck couldn't be happier. ... (more)

On a seemingly normal August day in Boulder, Colorado... the skies are clear and Honeysuckle Speck couldn't be happier. She's finally moving in with her girlfriend Yolanda. But their world is literally torn apart when dark clouds roll in and release a downpour of nails--splinters of bright crystal that shred the skin of anyone not safely under cover. Rain makes vivid this escalating apocalyptic event, as the deluge of nails spreads across the country and around the world, threatening everything young lovers Honeysuckle and Yolanda hold dear. -- Back cover. (less)

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Weaving together science with the human human story of our ambition to control rain, Barnett tells the story of rain -- ... (more)

Weaving together science with the human human story of our ambition to control rain, Barnett tells the story of rain -- elemental, mysterious, precious, and destructive. (less)

As an old man grumbles his way through a rainy morning, spreading gloom, his neighbor, a young child, spreads cheer whil... (more)

As an old man grumbles his way through a rainy morning, spreading gloom, his neighbor, a young child, spreads cheer while hopping through puddles in frog-themed rainwear. (less)

On a seemingly normal August day in Boulder, Colorado, the skies are clear and Honeysuckle Speck couldn't be happier. Sh... (more)

On a seemingly normal August day in Boulder, Colorado, the skies are clear and Honeysuckle Speck couldn't be happier. She's finally moving in with her girlfriend Yolanda. But their world is literally torn apart when dark clouds roll in and release a downpour of nails-splinters of bright crystal that shred the skin of anyone not safely under cover. RAIN makes vivid this escalating apocalyptic event, as the deluge of nails spreads across the country and around the world, threatening everything young lovers Honeysuckle and Yolanda hold dear. So begins a gripping graphic presentation of New York Times-bestselling author JOE HILL's acclaimed novella, adapted by DAVID M. BOOHER (Canto) and ZOE THOROGOOD (The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott). Also features a bonus art gallery and an all-new introduction by author JOE HILL! Collects JOE HILL'S RAIN #1-5. (less)

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