Weather / project editors, John Farndon, Marion Dent ; special photography, Karl Shone, Keith Percival.
Material type: TextSeries: DK eyewitness booksPublisher: New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2016Edition: Relaunch editionDescription: 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781465451804
- 1465451803
- 9781465451811
- 1465451811
- Eyewitness weather
- DK Eyewitness weather
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 551.5 W362 | Available | 33111008446227 |
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Why does it rain? How hot is a bolt of lightning? What makes hurricanes happen? Find out with Eyewitness Weather and become an expert on the skies above us.
From giant tornadoes to the smallest of snowflakes, discover all about weather conditions and how they are created. Weather we experience every day, as well as extreme weather around the world - such as tropical storms - are explained by detailed illustrations and photography alongside incredible facts and figures. As you look at the world's weather, you'll also learn about the history of meteorology and our obsession with predicting and understanding weather.
This is a fun and interactive guide with lots of infographics, statistics, and facts.
Whether you're doing a school project or just learning for fun, this is the perfect weather guide and you'll never look at the skies the same way again!
Awards:
8-time National Council for the Social Studies Award Winner
4-time Society for School Librarians International Social Studies Trade Book Award Winner
2-time Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Book Award Winner
A Parents' Choice Award Winner
Includes bibliographical references (pages 66-67) and index.
"Discover the world's weather--from heat waves and droughts to blizzards and floods"--Cover.
Original edition: Weather / written by Brian Cosgrove ; [special photography by Karl Shone and Keith Percival]. New York : Knopf, 1991.
The restless air -- Natural signs -- The science of weather -- Watching the weather -- Forecasting -- The sun -- A sunny day -- Frost and ice -- Wet air -- The birth of a cloud -- A cloudy day -- Clouds of all kinds -- A rainy day -- Fronts and lows -- Thunder and lightning -- Monsoon -- A snowy day -- Wind -- Tropical storms -- Whirling winds -- Fog -- A day of weather -- Mountains -- On the plains -- Coastal areas -- Colors in the sky -- Climate change -- Home weather station -- Did you know? -- Weather power -- Extreme weather.
Photographs and text depict different aspects of weather and how it is forecast.