Kiowa County Public Library District

Follows the journey of a water droplet through the various stages of the water cycle, from precipitation to evaporation and condensation.

"Explains the stages of the water cycle and how the water cycle impacts the earth's water supply"--

"Simple text and full-color photographs describe rain and its role in the water cycle"--

Explore the water cycle in this fascinating book! Readers will learn the various steps of the water cycle--including evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. Featuring plenty of stunning images, colorful charts and graphs, accessible glossary and index, and easy-to-read text, readers will learn about different forms and types of water such as rain, sleet, snow, freshwater, and saltwater. Readers will also learn about clouds, the different types,...

Three-quarters of our Earth is covered by water. This book explains how water travels in a never-ending pattern called the water cycle and how water is used--from bathing to irrigating crops--along with tips for conserving our most important natural resource.

"In her latest gorgeously photo-illustrated nonfiction picture book, celebrated author April Pulley Sayre sheds new light on the wonders of rain, from the beauty of a raindrop balanced on a leaf to the amazing, never-ending water cycle that keeps our planet in perfect ecological balance."--

"Rainy days might make some people sad. But while you might not want to get caught out in a downpour, Earth needs rain! Rain is responsible for keeping our plants healthy, giving us drinking water, and giving us a way to cool off when it's hot. In this book, readers will learn each step of the water cycle, one of Earth's most important processes, and where rain fits in. Photographs and a simple diagram depict the water cycle in action. Reading this...

"Drop the water droplet leads young readers on an adventure through the hydrologic cycle"--

"The sun explains its role in the movement of water around the Earth, from the lifting of fresh water from the seas, to the movement of underwater currents that nourish the world's oceans. The sun has a hand in moving rivers of water in its liquid, gaseous, and solid states all around the Earth, enabling life to exist on our planet. But human beings are interfering in this natural cycle, unbalancing the amount of fresh water available."--

Describes the journey through a watershed of snow that falls on the Rocky Mountain Continental Divide, is transformed into drinking water, and flows into rivers, and heads to the ocean.