Hydro's Adventure Through the Water Cycle
Randi & Michael Goodrich
(Reviewer - Rebecca Brown)
2004 GeoQuest Publications
ISBN: 096511015X

The wise & whimsical molecule, HydrO, tells us the story of water.

With a delightful cast of characters like Douglas Fir, Daphne Deer, Grandpa Groundwater, Nibbler the Salmon & others, HydrO takes us from a glass of water into puddles, oceans & the weather of our world.

Enjoy the unforgettable adventure of one of the billions of molecules that make up a “drop” of water as it takes us to a Rocky Intertidal Zone, a great place for leaping over rocks, playing in tidepools & meeting neighbors.

HydrO tells us how it can change shapes, makes friends & catches a ride on the Vapor Express from the crest of a wave up into th wind ... to become a gas. What a Molecular Moment!

Up, up HydrO goes with billions like it until they all change back into liquid, hop off the Vapor Express & gather into a cloud to sail upon the Jet Stream, getting colder & colder.

Until ... yup! You guessed it, HydrO & its pals turn into snow & snow, naturally, has to fall. Down, down onto the mountains, to melt & flow into rivers which flow to the sea ... or into your water glass.

A delightful teaching book for ages 7-12, which in my years at school would have been called The Romance of Water. It is elegantly & delightfully illustrated by Michele Han, & contains some lovely big words with pronunciation guides, a glossary & bibliography, & tons of imaginative connections to how the water of our world works for us.

Funnily enough, I could not put it down! Very well done!

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(08/15/04)

Rebecca