It Starts With a Raindrop celebrates the role that a raindrop plays in the water cycle and the contribution that it makes to sustain a healthy, thriving planet. This beautifully illustrated, non fiction picture book simply and effectively describes a scientific concept in a way that young children can understand.
The Story: A raindrop becomes part of a puddle, splashes on the sand then joins a river that takes it to the sea. Over the water it rises into the air as part of a cloud before cooling and beginning the cycle all over again.
This gentle rhyming book shows how important a raindrop is wherever it falls – in cold places as snow or as part of a tropical storm. It explains how rain soaks into the ground to help plants grow and animals thrive before it evaporates and joins others to become a cloud. It simultaneously educates and entertains while stimulating curiosity about the world around us.
We love the whimsical watercolour illustrations which bring the raindrop’s journey to life. Each page conveys joy and the book ends with a fabulous fold-out scene which celebrates the ways we can enjoy water and encourages us to go outside and enjoy the contribution that raindrops make to our everyday lives.
It Starts With a Raindrop would make a great addition to a nursery or primary school classroom and can be used to initiate discussions about weather and more explicitly the water cycle. At the back of the book there is a double page spread with a copy of the text as a poem, an explanation of the water cycle plus information about the three states of water – liquid, ice and gas (steam) which would stimulate a fabulous classroom display.
Age Range: 3 +
Author: Aimee Gallagher / / Illustrator: Sally Garland
Thank you to Quarto and Netgalley for the review copy of this beautiful introduction to a scientific concept.
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