It's a rainy first day of school. We've been needing the rain and it's quite nice to have the steady drum on the roof. Charlotte wasn't thrilled to start off high school with an umbrella and wet feet though!
Splash and Trickle
Ivah Green
Illustrated by Bil Connor 1964
Nothing like a book from 1964 to teach about water conservation on farmland! Told through the eyes (and rhymes) of two raindrops, Splash and Trickle. While Trickle lands on a farm where the land is plowed and managed in such a way to conserve and make the most of the water, Splash falls on hard ground. Even though he doesn't want to, he is part of the rain water that washes the good soil away and causes damaging flooding. All the anthropomorphized illustrations are cute and I can honestly say I've never come across a book quite like this!
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