When Rain Falls

by Melissa Stewart, Constance R. Bergum (Illustrator)

Overview

A colorful look at the amazing ways animals behave and interact with their environments on a rainy day.

We go inside when the rain comes down, but where do animals go? This engaging book for young readers offers a first glimpse at how different animals in different habitats behave during a thunderstorm.

Acclaimed children's nonfiction author Melissa Stewart takes a lyrical look at the behavior of animals in forests, fields, wetlands, and deserts and briefly describes how each creature interacts with its rained-soaked environment. Constance Bergum's soft watercolor paintings colorfully depict the animals and special features of each habitat.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781682631003
Publisher:	Holiday House
Publication date:	04/02/2019
Series:	Peachtree Place for Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 10.30(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Melissa Stewart has written more than 180 science books for children. Her books have won numerous honors, including CCBC Choices, Bank Street Best Children's Books, NSTA Recommends, Green Earth Book, and Parents' Choice Recommended awards. She offers live and virtual school visits as well as programs for educators.

Constance R. Bergum grew up in Montana and received an MFA in illustration from Marywood University. After a career as a graphic designer, she began illustrating children's books. She lives in Montana.

Editorial Reviews

PreS-Gr 2- After two children hurry inside to escape the rain, they gaze outdoors and wait for the end of the storm. Stewart elaborates on how various animals react to rain in different habitats: a forest, a field, a wetland, and a desert. The examples are clearly presented and interesting (e.g., squirrels use their bushy tails like umbrellas, hawks puff up feathers to keep warm). Bergum's well-rendered watercolors will facilitate group sharing. The page design of large panels separated by vertical white spaces adds visual interest. Unfortunately, the paintings of the children aren't as appealing as those of the animals in their environments. Still, the book would be a good choice for rainy-day sharing or to introduce a weather unit featuring such nonfiction classics as Franklyn Branley's Down Comes the Rain (HarperCollins, 1997).-Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State University, Mankato

School Library Journal

When rain falls, children go indoors, but what do the animals do? A simple text and gentle watercolor illustrations, organized by habitat, reveal how in forests, fields, wetlands and deserts 22 different species respond. Some take cover; others carry their own protection. Spadefoot toads take advantage of the event to come out to lay their eggs. Besides the variety of animals, from squirrels and ladybugs through snakes and owls, the illustrations show vegetation appropriate to each environment. Displayed in squares and rectangles, they suggest looking through windows to the natural world outside. Although there are some odd proportions, the illustrations have a naturalistic feel and the information, though simple, is accurate. Beginning and ending with parallel scenes of a boy and girl flying a kite on a hillside, this should appeal to very young listeners curious about the natural world. (Picture book/nonfiction. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews

"A simple text and gentle watercolor illustrations, organized by habitat, reveal how in forests, fields, wetlands and deserts 22 different species respond. . . this should appeal to very young listeners curious about the natural world." —Kirkus Reviews

"The book would be a good choice for rainy-day sharing or to introduce a weather unit." —School Library Journal

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