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A Just Ask Book

Hi, my name is
Christopher!

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by Chris Arvetis
illustrated by
James Buckley

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EVAPORATION.
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E-VAP-O-RA-TION.

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inthe puddles.
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soaks into the ground.
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evaporates, or goes
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it gets cooler
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rain!

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cools, itforms teeny,
tiny drops of water.
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bigger and heavier.
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and heavy, they fall
to the ground.
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Christopher. "I've got to find out
why it rains." Frog helps
Christopher understand big words
like E-VAP-O-RA-TION.
And what fun Christopher has
when Eagle takes him for a ride to

some rain clouds.

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Why Does
It Rain?

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