Molly O's Trashy Travels Through The Water Cycle.Molly O's Trashy Travels Through The Water Cycle Kristene Newcomb Folsom Follies Press 166 Terry Cove, Kyle, TX 78640 9780976079095, $8.00 www.folsomfallies.com Delightfully written and charmingly illustrated by Kristene Newcomb, "Molly O's Trashy Travels Through The Water Cycle" engagingly introduces elementary school elementary school: see school. students in kindergarten through the third grade to an environmental awareness of the importance of the water cycle. Molly Q is a water drop who travels from an icy glacier near the North Pole North Pole, northern end of the earth's axis, lat. 90°N. It is distinguished from the north magnetic pole. U.S. explorer Robert E. Peary is traditionally credited as being the first to reach (1909) the North Pole. In 1926, Richard E. to an aquifer aquifer (ăk`wĭfər): see artesian well. aquifer In hydrology, a rock layer or sequence that contains water and releases it in appreciable amounts. , then transpires through an oak tree, runs off into a storm drain storm drain n. 1. A storm sewer. 2. A catch basin. , experiences herself as rain, hail and snow, and along the way encounters a variety of animal life. Molly Q's journey also deals with the phenomena of pollution. Nicely enhanced with the inclusion of a glossary of water cycle terms and a water cycle chart, "Molly O's Trashy Travels Through The Water Cycle" is an ideal addition to school and community library Environmental Studies collections for children, and highly recommended for home schooling home schooling, the practice of teaching children in the home as an alternative to attending public or private elementary or high school. In most cases, one or both of the children's parents serve as the teachers. curriculums as well. |
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