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Item specifics
- Condition
- Features
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
- Year Printed
- 2015
- Binding
- Hard Cover/Dust Jacket
- Subject
- Biography
- Original/Facsimile
- Original
- Modified Item
- No
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition
- Era
- 2010s
- ISBN
- 9781590789902
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Highlights Press, C/O Highlights for Children, Inc.
ISBN-10
1590789903
ISBN-13
9781590789902
eBay Product ID (ePID)
209881933
Product Key Features
Book Title
Rain Wizard : the Amazing, Mysterious, True Life of Charles Mallory Hatfield
Number of Pages
80 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Science & Nature / Disasters, Biography & Autobiography / Historical, Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / Weather, People & Places / United States / General, History / United States / 20th Century
Publication Year
2015
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
27.4 Oz
Item Length
10.3 in
Item Width
9.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2015-931581
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"In December 1915, San Diego's reservoirs were nearly empty, so the city turned to Charles Mallory Hatfield, whose skills at making rain were legendary... In this attractively designed and illustrated biography, Brimner offers a fascinating, well-timed portrait of an enigmatic character... The generously leaded text is set within wide margins and accompanied by copious archival illustrations; both decisions keep the relatively complex text accessible. An engaging, intriguing story of a fascinating man." --Kirkus Reviews "This well-written and attractive book... (is a) well-designed, impeccably researched work." --School Library Journal, starred review "Most kids have never heard of Charles Mallory Hatfield, but this fascinating biography will help remedy that... The book's design is a standout, with intriguing historical photos filling the pages and a typeface that makes this invitingly easy to read." --Booklist, starred review "Brimner (Strike! The Farmworkers' Fight for Their Rights) brings to light the story of enigmatic, entrepreneurial rainmaker Charles Hatfield.... (a) well-researched tale..." --Publishers Weekly, "In December 1915, San Diego's reservoirs were nearly empty, so the city turned to Charles Mallory Hatfield, whose skills at making rain were legendary... In this attractively designed and illustrated biography, Brimner offers a fascinating, well-timed portrait of an enigmatic character... The generously leaded text is set within wide margins and accompanied by copious archival illustrations; both decisions keep the relatively complex text accessible. An engaging, intriguing story of a fascinating man." --Kirkus Reviews "This well-written and attractive book... (is a) well-designed, impeccably researched work." --School Library Journal, starred review "Most kids have never heard of Charles Mallory Hatfield, but this fascinating biography will help remedy that... The book's design is a standout, with intriguing historical photos filling the pages and a typeface that makes this invitingly easy to read." --Booklist, starred review "Brimner brings to light the story of enigmatic, entrepreneurial rainmaker Charles Hatfield... (l)arge, color-tinted archival photos create visual interest... (a) well-researched tale." --Publishers Weekly "During the early twentieth century, Charles Mallory Hatfield claimed that he could coax rain from the sky. His services were offered to drought-plagued cities at the price of up to $1000 per inch of rain, and his success rate was remarkable. [R]eaders are tantalizingly left to contemplate whether he was mostly effective or mostly lucky.... Excellent archival photographs appear throughout, and an author's note..." --Horn Book, "In December 1915, San Diego's reservoirs were nearly empty, so the city turned to Charles Mallory Hatfield, whose skills at making rain were legendary... In this attractively designed and illustrated biography, Brimner offers a fascinating, well-timed portrait of an enigmatic character... The generously leaded text is set within wide margins and accompanied by copious archival illustrations; both decisions keep the relatively complex text accessible. An engaging, intriguing story of a fascinating man." --Kirkus Reviews "This well-written and attractive book... (is a) well-designed, impeccably researched work." --School Library Journal, starred review "Most kids have never heard of Charles Mallory Hatfield, but this fascinating biography will help remedy that... The book's design is a standout, with intriguing historical photos filling the pages and a typeface that makes this invitingly easy to read." --Booklist, starred review, "In December 1915, San Diego's reservoirs were nearly empty, so the city turned to Charles Mallory Hatfield, whose skills at making rain were legendary... In this attractively designed and illustrated biography, Brimner offers a fascinating, well-timed portrait of an enigmatic character... The generously leaded text is set within wide margins and accompanied by copious archival illustrations; both decisions keep the relatively complex text accessible. An engaging, intriguing story of a fascinating man." --Kirkus Reviews "This well-written and attractive book... (is a) well-designed, impeccably researched work." --School Library Journal, starred review "Most kids have never heard of Charles Mallory Hatfield, but this fascinating biography will help remedy that... The book's design is a standout, with intriguing historical photos filling the pages and a typeface that makes this invitingly easy to read." --Booklist, starred review "Brimner (Strike! The Farmworkers' Fight for Their Rights) brings to light the story of enigmatic, entrepreneurial rainmaker Charles Hatfield.... (a) well-researched tale..." --Publishers Weekly "[W]ell-paced... Excellent archival photographs appear throughout, and an author's note describes the challenges of documenting primary sources that weren't always reliable." --Horn Book
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
Fourth Grade
Dewey Decimal
979.4/985054
Grade To
Seventh Grade
Synopsis
In December 1915, San Diego's leaders claimed the town's reservoirs were nearly dry. Knowing the city would not survive and grow unless it had water, they hired Charles Mallory Hatfield, whose skills at making rain were legendary. But when torrents and torrents of rain came, disaster struck. Roads were closed, people drowned, and dams burst. The town elders blamed Hatfield and refused to pay him. Was Hatfield really a rain wizard, or simply a fraud? Renowned author Larry Dane Brimner examines the man and the myth by relying on personal recollections from growing up in California, as well as extensive research. Readers will be captivated by Hatfield--a man once known as the Frankenstein of the air--and his secret rainmaking formulas. Includes author's note, source notes, and bibliography.
LC Classification Number
F869.S22B75 2015
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- *****- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseCondition of the book I orderded is new as described by the seller. It looks like the book may have been opened only once, which is totally excellent! Seller was quick to get it in the delivery system to me. Getting this book, in this condition, was an awesome experience for me.