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The rain wizard the amazing, mysterious, true life of Charles Mallory Hatfield

In 1915, the city of San Diego hired "rainmaker" Charles Mallory Hatfield to save their city from a drought, but when the town experienced one of the worst floods they ever had they refused to pay Hatfield for his services.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Brimner, Larry Dane (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2015]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Hatfield, Charles Mallory, > 1875-1958 > Juvenile nonfiction. Floods > California > San Diego > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction. San Diego (Calif.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction. San Diego (Calif.) > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Rain-making > United States > Juvenile nonfiction. Weather control > United States > Juvenile nonfiction. Biographies > Juvenile.
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Summary:	In 1915, the city of San Diego hired "rainmaker" Charles Mallory Hatfield to save their city from a drought, but when the town experienced one of the worst floods they ever had they refused to pay Hatfield for his services.
Physical Description:	119 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Audience:	Young Adult. 1160
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-114) and index.
ISBN:	9781590789902 (hardcover) 1590789903 (hardcover)
Author Notes:	Larry Dane Brimner was born in St. Petersburg, Florida, and spent his early childhood exploring Alaska's Kodiak Island. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in British Literature from San Diego State University, where he graduated cum laude, and later received advanced degrees in writing and curriculum development. During his twenty-year teaching career, he began to write for publication. Brimner made his debut in children's books with the publication of BMX Freestyle in 1987. It was named an International Reading Association Children's Choice book for 1988. This title was followed by Country Bear's Good Neighbor, which the American Booksellers Association named their "Pick of the List." Brimner wrote A Migrant Family, which was named a Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (NCSS/CBC); Max and Felix , a nominee for the Kentucky Bluegrass Award; Voices From the Camps, cited as a Best Book for the Teen Age by New York Public Library; Snowboarding, an IRA Children's Choice for 1998; and the Official M&M's® Book of the Millennium, an IRA Children's Choice for 2000. Brimner is the author of more than 110 books for young people. He also speaks to school children about the writing process or to teachers at conferences. In 2014 his title, Strike: The Farm Workers Fight for Their Rights, made the Civil Rights Hot Title's List. (Bowker Author Biography)