Bibliograph

Earth's rainiest places, by Bailey O'Connell

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Label

Earth's rainiest places, by Bailey O'Connell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Earth's rainiest places

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

892880463

Responsibility statement

by Bailey O'Connell

Series statement

Earth's most extreme places

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Rain, rain, go away! -- Mount Waialeale -- Record breakers in India -- Monsoon! -- Puerto Lopez -- Where does the rain go? -- Rain's effects -- Rainiest in the United States -- Climate change

Target audience

juvenile

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