Weather

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Be an eyewitness to how the weather works - from how clouds form and why it rains, to what causes a ferocious hurricane or a roaring tornado that strikes without warning. Also see a machine that measures the wind and find out why the climate may change in the future.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• The restless air (p. 6)
• Natural signs (p. 8)
• The science of weather (p. 10)
• Watching the weather (p. 12)
• Forecasting (p. 14)
• The power of the sun (p. 16)
• A sunny day (p. 18)
• Frost and ice (p. 20)
• Water in the air (p. 22)
• The birth of a cloud (p. 24)
• A cloudy day (p. 26)
• Clouds of all kinds (p. 28)
• A rainy day (p. 30)
• Fronts and lows (p. 32)
• Thunder and lightning (p. 36)
• Monsoon (p. 38)
• A snowy day (p. 40)
• Wind (p. 42)
• Tropical storms (p. 44)
• Whirling winds (p. 46)
• Fogs and mists (p. 48)
• A day of weather (p. 50)
• Mountain weather (p. 52)
• Weather on the plains (p. 54)
• Weather by the sea (p. 56)
• Colors in the sky (p. 58)
• Our changing weather (p. 60)
• Home weather station (p. 62)
• Did you know? (p. 64)
• Working with weather (p. 66)
• Extreme weather (p. 68)
• Glossary (p. 70)
• Index (p. 72)

Reviews provided by Syndetics

School Library Journal Review

Gr 5-8-- These series' entries feature attractive spreads filled with eye-catching illustrative materials and clear, concise writing. Invention surveys major areas of technology throughout history, with each spread showing the stages of development in one field (e.g., timekeeping, metalworking). Most captions include the approximate date of the invention pictured, but some years are not given, making it occasionally difficult to trace how each new step evolved. In Weather , the imaginative use of photographs helps to clarify many of the concepts. Reptile stands out because of the fascinating photographs, which are brilliantly lifelike and well chosen to demonstrate concepts discussed, educating readers in a way that words (or mediocre illustrations) cannot. The text is nicely balanced between straightforward factual data and intriguing bits of trivia, making the book useful both to browsers and report writers. Both gems and crystals are noted briefly in Symes's Rocks & Minerals (Knopf, 1988) from this series, but receive more expansive treatment (and all-new photographs) in the newer title. The dazzling, full-color photographs on uncluttered pages make it a visual treat. --Steven Engelfried, Pleasanton Library, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

The striking color photographs which are the trademark of this series are accompanied by intriguing facts. The information is presented within a historical context, making these books more than simply catalogues of trivia. Indexes. From HORN BOOK 1991, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.