Synopsis
From lakes, to clouds, to rain that falls back to Earth—discover how water changes through various processes to form the water cycle.
Children's Literature
How water becomes rain is explained in this brief entry in the "Discovering Nature's Cycles" series. Photographs with one sentence on each page relate how water on Earth goes through a water cycle. A cycle is defined as a pattern that happens repeatedly. The text follows the cycle of water beginning with the sun warming the water on Earth, rising into the air, and turning into a gas. Evaporation and condensation are defined. Photos show the rain and the water cycle beginning again. An illustration depicts the earth's water cycle, and one of the last pages has a paragraph containing more details. Several pages of Water Cycle Facts contain additional facts about water vapor and clouds. A glossary and index are included. The information is given in a simple and logical manner and should be helpful for young children who are beginning to learn basic science terms and concepts. Reviewer: Vicki Foote