Introduces young children to the water cycle with simple text and illustrations.

The water cycle, demonstrated by a mother and baby seagull following the journey of a drop of water.

"Drop the water droplet leads young readers on an adventure through the hydrologic cycle"-- Provided by publisher.

Essential to life, water can be found in different forms all around us. This important book explains how the Earths supply of water moves from bodies of water, to the atmosphere, and to land in a process called the water cycle . Accessible text and detailed images help explain such processes as transpiration, evaporation, condensation, and precipitation, as well as the important roles of sunlight and gravity in the water cycle. Feature boxes highlight...

"The sun explains its role in the movement of water around the Earth, from the lifting of fresh water from the seas, to the movement of underwater currents that nourish the world's oceans. The sun has a hand in moving rivers of water in its liquid, gaseous, and solid states all around the Earth, enabling life to exist on our planet. But human beings are interfering in this natural cycle, unbalancing the amount of fresh water available."-- Provided...

Describes a journey through a watershed of snow that falls on the Rocky Mountain Continental Divide, is transformed into drinking water, and flows into rivers, and heads to the ocean.

Learn all about the water cycle and find out how water shapes our planet. Make a precipitation gauge or grow your own stalactite. Find out how important it is to conserve water and harness its energy. Explains why water is so important to the planet and includes experiments that help readers understand different aspects of the water cycle.

Simple text and photographs describe the stages of the water cycle.

Introduces basic scientific principles about water and the water cycle, providing instructions for simple experiments that examine such topics as solubility, density, the pH scale, and capillarity.