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121) Rain is wet!
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Across three humorous short stories, best friends Sniff and Scratch discover rain can be fun, share a funny encounter with a balloon, and learn to be brave together when lightning strikes.
122) Peach heaven
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The Korean town where Yangsook lives is famous for wonderful peaches, but one year a heavy rainstorm threatens the crop. Based on the author's childhood in South Korea The white peaches grown in Puchon are the best in all South Korea, and a rare treat for a little girl who lives in the town. She dreams of a peach orchard where she can play and eat as much of the delicious fruit as she wishes. Then one day, after weeks of heavy downpours, the sky begins...
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A long, long time ago, when the earth was extremely hot, a huge amount of vapor was released, creating clouds. As the clouds got bigger and heavier, it started to rain. Three of those raindrops were brothers who came down to cool the hot earth and traveled, as water does, to every corner of the earth, including apartment building pipes and muddy rivers. Written by a scientist, this is a great book for all curious children and budding young explorers....
125) Indian trail
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As a young brave attempts to help his Pueblo tribe save their crops, the reader is asked to make choices throughout the story while the young brave makes his journey to the kachinas to ask for rain.
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When Evie's strawberry patch is flooded she needs to find somewhere for her strawberry plants to live -- the flower fairies' garden is too crowded, the pond is too swampy and the woods are too dark. With the help of her friends, Evie moves her plants to their new home on the little hill, but they still won't grow. What has Evie forgotten? Through Evie's adventures young readers will learn about the natural world -- how plants grow and how all living...
127) Noah builds an ark
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"While his family readies his townhouse for an approaching storm, boarding up windows and laying in groceries, Noah heads to the back garden, where beetles are burrowing deeper into the bark and mice are stuffing their hole with moss. Quickly and efficiently, Noah sets to work building an ark for them and other backyard creatures - salamanders and toads, snakes and spiders, even brightly colored hummingbirds. Setting out fistfuls of nuts and leaves,...
128) El paraguas de Cebra
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"Cebra abrió su paraguas cuando vio las primeras gotas de lluvia. Gacela, Hipopótamo, Elefanta, Liebre y León se acercaron. ¿Habrá espacio para todos bajo el paragua de Cebra?"--Back cover.
129) Rain feet
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A very young boy in a yellow slicker enjoys playing in the rain.
130) Mouse goes out
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As the seasons change, Mouse tries fishing, making a snowman, swimming, and camping.
131) I don't like rain!
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One sunny day, Rabbit and his pals are playing outside and they couldn't be happier. But, oh, no!--the sky starts clouding up and before they know it, it's raining, it's pouring, and everyone has to run home. How boring! What will they do for the rest of the day? It doesn't take long for Rabbit to realize that fun can be had in the rain. With raincoats, boots, and umbrellas, let the splashing games begin.--
132) Itzel and the ocelot
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"From debut author/illustrator Rachel Katstaller comes this rich, evocative folk tale inspired by stories she heard growing up in El Salvador. Itzel lives happily with her grandmother at the edge of the jungle. When the rains fail to come to water their crops, putting their livelihood at risk, her grandmother tells her that the giant snake is the one who announces the arrival of the rain. But many people don't believe in him anymore, so he has retreated...
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In "I love you, Stinky Face", A mother and child discuss how the mother's love would remain constant even if her child were a stinky skunk, scary ape, or bug-eating green alien.
In "The rain came down", An unexpected rain shower causes quarreling among the members of a small community.
In "Dear Bunny, a bunny love story", a family of matchmaking mice help two love-struck bunnies overcome their shyness and realize their true feelings for each other.
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"On a gloomy, dripping, rain-boots-required kind of day, Kid is ready to stay inside, warm and dry, and play video games. But to Dog, Kid's arrival home means only one thing: it's time for WALKIES! Outside, rain means puddles to splash in, mud to splock in! Tiny ears perked up, tail a-waggling with joy, Dog bounds through the park, Kid in tow. Playful action sequences, bold facial expressions, and vivid illustrations all drive this wordless tale,...