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150 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"A meditative, immersive take on the weather around us. Sophisticated nonfiction picture book with informational content. Illustrated with striking atmospheric paintings. Includes calls to action for the reader, inviting them to observe and inquire about the outdoors. Through four chapters-sun, rain, ice and snow, and extreme weather-this book explores different weather phenomena, from rainbows and sunsets to clouds, frost, and rainstorms. Evocative...
22) Weather
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72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
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English
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"Discover the world's weather--from heat waves and droughts to blizzards and floods"--Cover. Includes discussion of why the climate may change in the future.
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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Lee sobre el clima ventoso en todas las estaciones. Vea cómo el viento vuela una cometa, sopla la vela de un barco y lleva las hojas de los árboles.
Read about windy weather in all seasons. See how the wind flies a kite, blows a boat's sail and carries leaves off the trees.
A boy enjoying windy days with his friends and his family throughout the year introduces the chararacteristics of wind and what people do during windy weather.
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The tiny town of Chewandswallow was very much like any other tiny town except for its weather which came three times a day, at breakfast lunch and dinner. But it never rained rain and it never snowed snow and it never blew just wind. It rained things like soup and juice. It snowed things like mashed potatoes. And sometimes the wind blew in storms of hamburgers. Life for the townspeople was delicious until the weather took a turn for the worse. The...
27) Weather
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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Explores the causes of everyday weather phenomena, including how clouds form, why tornadoes twist, and how the sun helps life grow.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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English
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"The weather is different every day. Sometimes the sky is blue and the sun is shining; sometimes the sky is filled with clouds and it's raining. And sometimes there is so much wind, you can hardly walk. In winter, when soft snowflakes fall from gray skies, you can make a snowman! Weather can be fun, but it can also be dangerous, like when there's a tornado. In this book, you'll find out more about the beautiful, exciting, and dangerous sides of the...
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57 pages : color illustrations ; 35 cm
Language
English
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"Learn the science of the sky in this introductory guide to weather. Understand how snowflakes form, why it can rain frogs, how we predict the weather, and how we know what weather was like a long time ago. Then use your new knowledge to understand and observe the weather around you." --
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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Welcome to the wonderful world of weather! From the warm, balmy days of summer to the cold, crisp nights of winter, youngsters will learn all about the four seasons, as well as what the sun is, how clouds form, why it rains, what causes a rainbow, and so much more.
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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English
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Rachel Carson once wrote, "It is not half so important to know as to feel." What do we know about clouds? There are three basic types: stratus, cumulus, and cirrus. Some are fleecy and fair-weathered while others portend storms. But clouds are more than pretty or ominous backdrops. They're the vehicle of water between sea and land, land and sea, in a cycle without end or beginning. They are the writing of the wind on the sky, a language all their...
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