Small, Sparkling Raindrop: A fact-filled picture book about the water cycle with a large fold-out (ages 4-8)

di Mary Auld (Autore)

Lou Baker Smith (Illustratore)

Mama Makes Books, 2025

 **Books for Topics Recommended Reads - 50 Best Books for Year 2 (Children Aged 6-7)** Follow the journey of a small sparkling raindrop as it falls from a cloud and learn about its never-ending cycle, vital to all life on Earth. This book will feed the curiosity of the youngest of readers who are: keen to know how the world works fascinated by nature  enjoy learning new information The story is carefully written for children learning to read, with additional factual captions for more advanced readers. And here’s the WOW-factor – a large fold-out at the end with diagrams, maps and a fun I-Spy game to take children back into the book to find and identify animals in the pictures. Small, Sparkling Raindrop is part of the Start Small, Think Big series of science-based picture books: Aimed at children aged 4 to 8 Covers KS1 primary science subjects that children learn at school  High-quality educational content, beautifully illustrated Small, Sparkling Raindrop explores the story of the water cycle, the impact of water on the land and for creating vibrant wetland habitats. The book focuses on the mighty Mekong River in Southeast Asia, and shows why clean, healthy rivers are vital for both people and wildlife, including endangered species such as Irrawaddy dolphin severely threatened by over-fishing and pollution. Each book in the series is set in a different habitat and part of the world: Small, Sparkling Raindrop (Southeast Asia/wetlands and the water cycle) Small, Speckled Egg (polar regions and the life cycle of an Arctic tern) Little, Brown Nut (Amazon rainforest and the life cycle of a Brazil Nut tree) Tiny, Floating Coral (Great Barrier Reef and the life cycle of coral) Fluffy, Flying Seed (meadowlands and the life cycle of a dandelion) Small, Shiny Dung Beetle (African savannah and the life cycle of an insect) Build your own life cycle library with this series, a brilliant addition to any home or school bookshelf.  Printed on FSC paper from sustainable forests.

• Autore: Mary Auld
• Illustratore: Lou Baker Smith
• Editore: Mama Makes Books
• Collana: Start Small, Think Big
• Anno: 2025
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 28 p.
• Dimensioni: 230 x 230 mm
• Peso: 331 gr.
• EAN: 9781916780101

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