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24) Weather
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"Do you ever wonder about the weather? Experience sunshine, wind, rain, and all the weather patterns that might be in the forecast."--Back cover
25) Whatever the weather: science experiments and art activities that explore the wonders of weather
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205 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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Gives a basic understanding of the science behind the weather that we experience each day.
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x, 207 pages ; 24 cm
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"From the acclaimed author of Tubes, a lively and surprising tour of the infrastructure behind the weather forecast, the people who built it, and what it reveals about our climate and our planet. The weather is the foundation of our daily lives. It's a staple of small talk, the app on our smartphones, and often the first thing we check each morning. Yet behind these quotidian interactions is one of the most expansive machines human beings have ever...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm
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"Examines what is known about weather--storms, predictions, climate, and other characteristics--and how different the facts are from what scientists, from ancient Sumerians to the recent past, believed to be true."--
30) Weather
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm.
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This series teaches young readers to examine and appreciate paintings and sculptures. It also seeks to help students develop their own creative skills.
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"An exploration of humanity's relationship with ice since the dawn of civilization, Of Ice and Men reminds us that only by understanding this unique substance can we save the ice on our planet--and perhaps ourselves. Ice tells a story. It writes it in rock. It lays it down, snowfall by snowfall at the ends of the earth where we may read it like the rings on a tree. It tells our planet's geological and climatological tale. Ice tells another story too:...
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Summer, Fall, Winter, or Spring the Weather Girls are ready for whatever the seasons might bring! Follow these busy girls as they climb mountains, fly hot-air balloons, and soak in a rainbow-sky sunset. Charming rhyming verse and adorable art make this picture book irresistible and perfect for sharing!
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303 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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This book explores how weather works and its effect at a local and global level, revealing the importance of climate in determining landscape, flora and fauna, and the overall quality of our lives. Using dramatic aerial and satellite photography and colorful diagrams, this book covers a spectrum of natural phenomena: extreme weather such as tornadoes and hurricanes; natural events that affect the weather; forecasting and predicting weather; how weather...
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x, 302 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 25 cm
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Climate has been humanity's constant, if moody, companion. At times benefactor or tormentor, climate nurtured the first stirrings of civilization and then repeatedly visited ruin on empires and peoples. Environmental journalist Linden reveals a recurring pattern in which civilizations become prosperous and complacent during good weather, only to collapse when climate changes--either through its direct effects, such as floods or drought, or indirect...
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Ever wondered what causes a storm, why clouds come in so many shapes, or how to predict the weather? This awesome book on meteorology puts the answers in the reader's hands. Readers will get firsthand experience with this epic branch of science through fun experiments they can do in their own backyard or park.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 x 24 cm
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On a special field trip in the magic school bus, Ms. Frizzle's class visits a weather station and learns how hurricanes form. A storm system is brewing over a tropical ocean and Ms. Frizzle's class experiences a hurricane first-hand from air, sea, and land.
Readers learn how changes in the air make different kinds of weather. Wind, rain, thunder, and lightning will take new meaning when you're inside a hurricane!
The magic school bus changes into...
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47 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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"Planet Earth is warming, causing climates to change. People and other living things experience these changes through the weather. In [this book], learn how weather happens and how global warming is changing it -- including global warming's effects on extreme weather." -- Back cover.
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