�������������WaterOntheRise!bySueLennoxCover,©MichaelWilliams/GettyImages;p.3,©PhilSchermeister/CORBIS;p.6,LibraryofCongress;p.7,LibraryofCongress;p.8,©JeffGreenberg/TheImageWorks;p.10,©Corbis/PunchStock,p.11,©GlowImages/PunchStock;p.12,©ComstockImages/PunchStock;p.12,©JimReed/CORBIS;p.13,Austin,TexasfromRiversidePark;p.14,CameramantakingpicturesoffloodatPortsmouthOhio.Copyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887–6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinMexicoISBN10:0-15-351033-1ISBN13:978-0-15-351033-5OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350602-4(Grade5On-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350602-4(Grade5On-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-5-357958-7(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357958-5(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891012612111009080706Agrayskyhangsheavywiththepromiseofrain.Largedropsbegintosplatterontheground.Wateraccumulatesinever-elongatingpoolsonthemuddyearth,stillsoakedfromanearlierstorm.Puddlesfeedintosmallstreamsthatspillintocreeksandgulliesflowingtotheriver.Residentsofriverfronttownswatchanxiouslyasthewaterlevelgrowshigherandthecurrentgrowsstronger.Willtheriv-erspillitsbanks?Willpeoplebeforcedfromtheirhomes?ThesequestionshavebeenaskedalltoooftenbythemanypeoplelivingonAmerica’sfloodplains.Whatisa...
