Edge of the Rain
Edge of the Rain

Author: Beverley Harper

Publisher: Pan Australia

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 9780330359818

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Hunger ached in her belly... the lioness slid forward as close as she dared. The little boy seconds away from death was two, maybe three years old. He was lost in the heat-soaked sand that was the Kalahari desert.Toddler Alex Theron is miraculously rescued by a passing clan of Kalahari Bushmen. Over the ensuing years, the desert draws him back, for it hides a beautiful secret... diamonds.But nothing comes easily from within this turbulent continent and before Alex can ever hope to realise his dreams he will lost his mind to love and fight a bitter enemy who will stop at nothing to destroy him.

The Rural Life
The Rural Life

Author: Verlyn Klinkenborg

Publisher: Hachette+ORM

Published: 2007-09-03

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 0316029327

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The hugely admired author of "The Last Fine Time" preserves and makes new the sights, smells, sounds, and poetry of country living. Klinkenborg reveals the beauty of the American landscape, not from a scenic overlook, but through a screened-in porch or from the window of a pickup driving down an empty highway in the teeth of an approaching storm.

The Long Season of Rain
The Long Season of Rain

Author: Helen Kim

Publisher: Turtleback Books

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780606142588

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When the grey Korean Changma--the rainy season--arrives, eleven-year-old Junehee resigns herself to long months cooped up with her sisters, her mother, and her grandmother. But this year, the Changma brings more than water. Orphaned by a mudslide, a young boy comes to live in Junehee's house--and stirs up long-hidden secrets in her family. For as the rain drums out its story on the sloped roofs of the village, Junehee's own family story unfolds. And Junehee soon realizes that her mother's sadness is tied to a long-standing tradition that neglects women's dreams--a tradition that Junehee hopes to break free of. . . .

The Good Rain
The Good Rain

Author: Timothy Egan

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2011-05-18

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0307794717

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A fantastic book! Timothy Egan describes his journeys in the Pacific Northwest through visits to salmon fisheries, redwood forests and the manicured English gardens of Vancouver. Here is a blend of history, anthropology and politics.

Of Earth and Little Rain
Of Earth and Little Rain

Author: Bernard L. Fontana

Publisher:

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13:

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An appreciation of the Tohono O'odham (long known as the Papago) Indians, whose reservation is the second largest in the United States. "Fontana, who has lived at the edge of the Tohono O'odham (formerly Papago) Reservation for decades, provides sympathetic insight into the history and lifeways of these gentle desert dwellers. Schaefer's photographs, many of them portraits, add timeliness and immediate presence." --Books of the Southwest "An unsurpassed insight into the Papago world, past and present." --Arizona Highways

Apple and Rain
Apple and Rain

Author: Sarah Crossan

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2015-05-12

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1619636913

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When Apple's mother returns after eleven years of absence, Apple feels almost whole again. In order to heal completely, her mother will have to answer one burning question: Why did she abandon her? But just like the stormy Christmas Eve when she left, her mother's homecoming is bittersweet. It's only when Apple meets her younger sister, Rain-someone more lost than she is- that she begins to see things for how they really are, allowing Apple to discover something that might help her to feel truly whole again. From the author of the acclaimed The Weight of Water comes a beautifully-crafted, moving novel about family, betrayal, and the ultimate path to healing.

The Science of Rain
The Science of Rain

Author: Dowin Gardner

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2014-05-08

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9781499224023

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The difference between humidity & clouds; is the hydrogen bond between the water molecules. The hydrogen bond requires the surrounding space to be negatively ionized. Electricity is filling the skies with positively charged electrons, ridding the sky of negative ionization. Electricity is the cause of the drought. In the 1930's, lightning in Northern America tripled & has not increased nor decreased since. Why did it increase? Why did it plateau? What happened in the 1930's? Hint: Tesla... Where does the electron come from? This book is the science of rain & the science of healthy electromagnetics. Why does food taste better when we go camping? What does electricity have to do with this word? What's its influence beyond running our electrical devices? Where do the electrons come from; & where do they go? What is electromagnetic pollution? How does it influence the weather? All this and more is covered in The Science Of Rain.

Come On, Rain!
Come On, Rain!

Author: Karen Hesse

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2016-01-26

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 0545347491

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Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse recreates the body and soul-renewing experience of a summer downpour after a sweltering city heat wave. "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 and joyous celebration....Through exquisite language and acute observation, Newberry 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.

Rain of the Ghosts
Rain of the Ghosts

Author: Greg Weisman

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Published: 2013-12-03

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1250029805

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Rain of the Ghosts is the first in Greg Weisman's series about an adventurous young girl, Rain Cacique, who discovers she has a mystery to solve, a mission to complete and, oh, yes, the ability to see ghosts. Welcome to the Prospero Keys (or as the locals call them: the Ghost Keys), a beautiful chain of tropical islands on the edge of the Bermuda Triangle. Rain Cacique is water-skiing with her two best friends Charlie and Miranda when Rain sees her father waiting for her at the dock. Sebastian Bohique, her maternal grandfather, has passed away. He was the only person who ever made Rain feel special. The only one who believed she could do something important with her life. The only thing she has left to remember him by is the armband he used to wear: two gold snakes intertwined, clasping each other's tails in their mouths. Only the armband . . . and the gift it brings: Rain can see dead people. Starting with the Dark Man: a ghost determined to reveal the Ghost Keys' hidden world of mystery and mysticism, intrigue and adventure.