| Come On, Rain! Contributor(s): Hesse, Karen (Author), Muth, Jon J. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0590331256 ISBN-13: 9780590331258 Publisher: Scholastic Press OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 1999 Annotation: "Come on, Rain!" Tess pleads to the sky as listless vines and parched plants droop in the endless heat. Then the clouds roll in and the rain pours. And Tess, her friends, and their mothers join in together in a rain dance to celebrate the shower that renews both body and spirit. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - Weather - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - City & Town Life - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 98011575 |
| Lexile Measure: 660 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 10.32" W x 9.27" (0.88 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Seasonal - Summer |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 30845 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Come on, rain Tess pleads to the sky as listless vines and parched plants droop in the endless heat. Up and down the block, cats pant while heat wavers off tar patches in the broiling alleyway. More than anything, Tess hopes for rain. And when it comes, she and her friends are ready for a surprising joyous celebration....Through exquisite language and acute observation, Newbery medalist Karen Hesse recreates the glorious experience of a quenching rainstorm on a sweltering summer day. Jon J Muth's masterful and lyrical watercolors perfectly reflect the spirit of the text. |