When the Rain Comes
Malini, a young girl in a small Sri Lankan community, is anxious about the responsibility of helping with the monsoon-season rice planting for the first time. When a flash flood leaves her stranded alone with the ox cart full of rice seedlings, she summons unexpected courage to calm the ox and save her town’s rice crop.
Book Info
Ages: 5-7
Read time: 5-20 mins
AR LEVEL: 3.7
LEXILE©: AD660L
Ages: 5-7
Read time: 5-20 mins
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