This is a story about a flood. A family watches as it rains and rains and water levels around them begin to rise. After some time, the river becomes too full and the land floods. The family have to leave their home and go to a temporary shelter. When the water goes back down, they are able to go home. They have lost their home and crops, but they are happy to be safe. Title: The rains came Author: Kerry Saadien-Raad ISBN: 9780521756402 Extent: 16 pages Series: Rainbow Reading Level 3C: (7-8 year-olds/ Gr2-3) Type: Read Alone Published by Cambridge University Press - for more information visit www.cup.co.za

1. Title: The rains came
Author: Kerry Saadien-Raad
ISBN: 9780521756402
Extent: 16 pages
Series: Rainbow Reading
Level 3C: (7-8 year-olds/ Gr2-3)
Type: Read Alone
Content:
This is a story about a flood. A family
watches as it rains and rains and
water levels around them begin to
rise. After some time, the river
becomes too full and the land
floods. The family have to leave their
home and go to a temporary shelter.
When the water goes back down,
they are able to go home. They have
lost their home and crops, but they
are happy to be safe.

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and factual texts, which will help
learners to develop the reading skills
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All 350 titles in the series are written
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