| The Rain Wizard: The Amazing, Mysterious, True Life of Charles Mallory Hatfield Contributor(s): Brimner, Larry Dane (Author) |
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ISBN: 1590789903 ISBN-13: 9781590789902 Publisher: Calkins Creek Books OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Weather - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2015931581 |
| Lexile Measure: 1160 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 9.1" W x 10.1" (1.70 lbs) 80 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Locality - San Diego, California - Cultural Region - Southern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 177657 Reading Level: 7.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In December 1915, San Diego's leaders claimed the town's reservoirs were nearly dry. Knowing the city would not survive and grow unless it had water, they hired Charles Mallory Hatfield, whose skills at making rain were legendary. But when torrents and torrents of rain came, disaster struck. Roads were closed, people drowned, and dams burst. The town elders blamed Hatfield and refused to pay him. Was Hatfield really a rain wizard, or simply a fraud? Renowned author Larry Dane Brimner examines the man and the myth by relying on personal recollections from growing up in California, as well as extensive research. Readers will be captivated by Hatfield--a man once known as the Frankenstein of the air--and his secret rainmaking formulas. Includes author's note, source notes, and bibliography. |