monsoons

A young Indian boy waits impatiently for the first rains of the monsoon season as his family and the villagers prepare for it.

Describes the weather, plant and animal life, and how people live in the rain forest, monsoon, and savanna regions of the tropics.

A child describes waiting for the monsoon rains to arrive and the worry that they will not come.

A young boy and his grandfather find much they can do together on a rainy day during monsoon season in India.

Explains how monsoons and floods come about and how they affect the land and people in their paths, also covering such topics as flood supply kits and emergency plans, and includes a hands-on project.

A discussion of monsoons and their influence on India's farms and cities, covering forecasting, their effects on plants and animals, flooding, and the occurrence of the extreme weather event in other parts of the world, with illustrations.