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Books about rain and water This month's book list is brought to you by the Springdale Public Library. The library is closed until further notice, however you can access digital library resources and most books online from home. You can find many e-books, audio books and even videos for kids. Just have your adult visit springdalelibrary.org and follow the instructions on the screen. Hurricane Heroes in Texas (Chapter Book) by Mary Pope Osborne Grades: 1st-4th grade Format: Library to Go or Libby App One of the most dangerous Magic Tree House missions that Jack and Annie have ever seen! When the magic tree house whisks them back to Galveston, Texas, in 1900, they find out that a big storm is coming. But even though there is rain and wind, no one believes there is any danger. As the storm grows, seawater floods the city. Now everyone needs help! Jack and Annie have a little bit of magic and a lot of hope—but will it be enough? Rain Reign (Chapter Book) by Ann M. Martin Grades: 3rd-5th grade Format: Library to Go or Libby App This is a story about the challenges facing a young girl and her dog growing up in a complicated and frightening world. Rose Howard is obsessed with homonyms. She's thrilled that her own name is a homonym, and she purposely gave her dog Rain a name with two homonyms (Reign, Rein), which, according to Rose's rules of homonyms, is very special. Not everyone understands Rose's obsessions, her rules, and the other things that make her different— not her teachers, not other kids, and not her single father. When a storm hits their rural town, rivers overflow, the roads are flooded, and Rain goes missing. Rose's father shouldn't have let Rain out. Now Rose has to find her dog, even if it means leaving her routines and safe places to search. A Swirl of Ocean (Chapter Book) by Melissa Sarno Grades: 3rd-5th grade Format: Library to Go or Libby App This is a story about a young girl and her love for the ocean, who is determined to find the secrets it hides. Twelve-year-old Summer loves the ocean. The smell, the immensity, the feeling she gets when she dives beneath the surface. She discovers that the ocean is holding secrets she never could have imagined. Lulu and the Hedgehog in the Rain (Chapter Book) by Hilary McKay Grades: 1st-3rd grade Lulu knows hedgehogs aren't pets, but she's determined to keep this one safe. And so the Hedgehog Club is born. Everyone on the street agrees to keep an eye on the little hedgehog and keep it away from the road. But come wintertime the hedgehog disappears! Where could she have gone? Hayley the Rain Fairy (Chapter Book) by Daisy Meadows Grades: 1st-3rd grade Part of the weather fairies series. The Weather Fairies have lost their magical feathers! Rachel and Kirsty search for one in each Weather Fairies book. Read all seven books to help bring the weather back to Fairyland. Harper and the Scarlet Umbrella (Chapter Book) by Cerrie Burnell Grades: 1st-4th grade A whimsical fantasy of a young girl using a magical umbrella to find missing cats. Harper lives in the City of Clouds, an enchanting place where it rains every day and an umbrella is always a good idea. But when every cat in the city goes missing—including Midnight—Harper is determined to find all of the precious pets. And she'll need a magic, flying umbrella to help in her search. 8 • MAY 2020 • Of f icialKidsMag.com