Rain school by james rumford quiz

Title: Rain School
Author and Illustrator: James Rumford
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Year: 2010
Word Count: 451
Top 10 Element: Beginnings and Endings

I am participating in Picture Books 14:14, a challenge created by Christie of Write Wildthat encourages bloggers to review 14 picture books in 14 days, starting on Feb.

14th.

Rain School highlights some of the struggles that children face in getting an education, as well as the great lengths that people will go through to go to school - even if involves building the school itself! The story was inspired by the author's own experiences in Chad as a Peace Corps volunteer.

Analysis: Beginnings and Endings

Rain School is a bit of a circular story, which makes it an ideal candidate for studying the importance and interrelationship of beginnings and endings.

The story opens with the first day of school.

"In the country of Chad, it is the first day of school. The dry dir