Come On, Rain!

Come on, rain Tess pleads to the sky as listless vines and parched plants droop in the endless heat. Up and down the block, cats pant while heat wavers off tar patches in the broiling alleyway. More than anything, Tess hopes for rain. And when it comes, she and her friends are ready for a surprising joyous celebration....

Through exquisite language and acute observation, Newbery medalist Karen Hesse recreates the glorious experience of a quenching rainstorm on a sweltering summer day. Jon J Muth's masterful and lyrical watercolors perfectly reflect the spirit of the text.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 02/01/1999
ISBN: 9780590331258
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.27h x 10.32w x 0.40d
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Texas 2x2 Reading List - Recommended

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/30/1998 pg. 70
Kirkus Review - Children 12/15/1998 pg. 1798
School Library Journal 03/01/1999 pg. 176
Booklist 02/15/2000 pg. 1109
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1999 pg. 254 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1999 pg. 254 - Superior,Well Above Average
Booklist 02/01/1999

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 30845 / Come On, Rain!
Reading Level: 3.6 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5