Showing results for "The Rain" in Literature & Fiction

Jazz is a squirrel, who lives in a tree on the edge of town. It has rained for weeks. The garden is overflowing. Molly the mouse and her kids need help. They are caught on a branch in the water. Can Jazz help them?...

Now a family friendly major motion picture from Fox 2000 Studios—featuring Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried, and Kevin Costner as the voice of Enzo the dog! In this young readers’ edition of the New York Times bestselling adult novel The Art of Racing in the Rain, meet one funny mutt—Enzo...

Seth thinks of a way to go camping even though it's raining outside.

Jimmy Roberts' favourite sport to watch is Robot Races, where drivers and their high-tech robot vehicles compete. When the races' founder announces a special version of the competition just for children, Jimmy and his robot, Cabbie, were thrilled to qualify. After finishing second in the first race, they're out to win the next challenge, in the Amazon rainforest - but Jimmy's enemy Horace has other ideas.

In this adventure Cassandra and Missy are off to explore the biggest forest of them all - the Amazon rainforest. Setting course for South America they encounter some of the planet's most incredible wildlife and discover the reasons why the Amazon is one of the most important natural places in our world. These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on journey of discovery with the narrators Ben Bailey Smith (a.k.a. Doc Brown, rapper, comedian and writer) and Sophie Aldred (best known for her role as Ace in Doctor Who).

This gentle, musical book follows Marvin and his friends Lena and Diego as they step outside into a rainy day filled with rhythm, imagination, and joy. What begins with “Raindrops tapped a gentle beat on the roof” becomes a full symphony of puddles, umbrellas, and friendship.

A beautiful audio edition of Joan Aiken's captivating collection of much-loved modern fairy tales. 'This Is how it all began....' From 'A Necklace of Raindrops' to 'The Patchwork Quilt', here are eight classic stories to treasure and enjoy. Beginning and ending with a birthday, this spell-binding collection conjures up a world filled with magic, where wishes can come true.

Bloomsbury presents Apple and Rain written and read by Sarah Crossan. _______________ 'This poignant, realistic tale is about learning to love and taking responsibility, and how poems can tell the truth' – Sunday Times Book of the Week 'A story of the redeeming power of love. It's beautifully...

This adorable story of elves touring the rainforest will not only entertain your child and make them laugh, it'll teach them about Puerto Rico, the tropical rainforest and the creatures that live there as well as some Spanish words! It also touches on how new situations can make you nervous, and that it's okay!

In this poem, a bee, a flower, a butterfly, and a snail all ask, “Where’s the rain?” Finally, a girl brings the rain to them with her watering pail.

On a warm day, the wind starts blowing. The trees and animals feel the wind and know a storm is coming. Then a woman feels the wind and calls her children home. They read while the storm rages.

Raindrops fall. Flowers bloom. Animals sip from puddles. Spring is here!

Rose Howard has OCD, Asperger's syndrome, and an obsession with homonyms (even her name is a homonym). She gave her dog Rain a name with two homonyms (Reign, Rein), which, according to Rose's rules of homonyms, is very special. Rain was a lost dog Rose's father brought home. Rose and Rain are practically inseparable. And they are often home alone, as Rose's father spends most evenings at a bar, and doesn't have much patience for his special-needs daughter.

The Phantom Stallion's new foal is ready to be born, and River Bend Ranch's own Dark Sunshine is the mother. Samantha couldn't be more excited, and she's sure she can handle the new baby while everyone is gone on the annual cattle drive.

The Wonder Team and the Rainforest Rescue is the third book in the bestselling time-twisting adventure series from Leah Williamson, captain of the Euros-winning England team! It’s time to kick off an adventure with the Wonder Team! Leah and her friends have been magically transported to the...

April showers bring May flowers! Lyrical, rhyming text takes young listeners on a journey with furry and feathery friends to experience springtime rain.

Imaginations will soar from the forest floor up through the canopy and back down again, following the circle of life in this clever adaptation of the song "The Green Grass Grew All Around". The jungle comes alive as children learn about a wide variety of the animals (jaguars, emerald tree boas, leafcutter ants, sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and bats) and plants (kapok trees, liana vines, and bromeliads) living in the lush Amazon rainforest.

This beautiful tale follows a raindrop’s journey on Earth, from the time of the dinosaurs to the creation of the earliest cities and beyond. It explains how Earth has depended on the same water supply throughout its existence by flowing and falling all around us, fueling and forming much of what we have seen and used for millions of years.

If you pay close attention and use your senses–nature will tell you many things! Yo observes a pinecone with closed scales, which means it will rain. Yo is right; it rains, and he tells Lips, his dog, that pine cones only open when there is sunshine! Yo waits patiently for the pine cone to open. What happens when the pine cone opens? Will Yo see the seeds once it stops raining?

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Fish in a Tree comes a compelling story about perspective and learning to love the family you have. Delsie loves tracking the weather--lately, though, it seems the squalls are in her own life. She's always lived with her kindhearted Grammy, but...