The Big Rain
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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 2016

The Big Rain

Written by Kirsten McDonald · Illustrated by Erika Meza

Part of the Carlos & Carmen series

Twins discover a backyard puddle holds unexpected fun after a storm.

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31 pages· 500L
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Bookroo's summary

After days of relentless rain, twins Carlos and Carmen step into their transformed backyard, now a vast puddle. What seems like a watery mess soon becomes an unexpected playground. As they splash and explore, their parents can't resist joining the fun. What adventures await in this newfound watery world? Dive into a story where rain brings more than just water—it brings joy and surprises.

From the publisher

It’s been raining and raining and raining. When the sun finally peeks out from behind the clouds, Carlos and Carmen find their entire backyard is one big puddle. But the twins don’t mind once they discover it’s not just a puddle of water–it’s a puddle of fun! Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico Kid is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

At a glance
Format
Library Binding
Pages
31
Reading age
5–8
Audience
Early Reader
Lexile
500L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.8
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
179206
Publication
Published
December 15, 2015
First published
January 1, 2016
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781624021374
LCCN
2015026225

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