Earth's Rainiest Places

by Bailey O'Connell

Overview

Readers will want to don their raincoats as they learn about the torrential downpours that pound parts of India, Hawaii, and South America. How this precipitation affects the people, animals, and landscape of these sites will astound readers and remind them of the awesome power of nature. Colorful maps, fun fact boxes, and illustrative photographs support the eye-opening information in this text, which includes such important science curriculum topics as the water cycle and weather-related events such as flooding and monsoons.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781482419108
Publisher:	Gareth Stevens Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Series:	Earth's Most Extreme Places Series
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	960L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

Table of Contents

Rain, Rain, Go Away! 4

Mount Waialeale 6

Record Breakers in India 8

Monsoon! 10

Puerto Lopez 12

Where Does the Rain Go? 14

Rain's Effects 16

Rainiest in the United States? 18

Climate Change 20

Glossary 22

For More Information 23

Index 24