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Extreme weather for kids : lessons and activities all about hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, and more! / Matthew Cappucci ; illustrated by Stephanie Hathaway.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Beverly, MA : Quarry Books, 2024Description: 144 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780760385142
  • 0760385149
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Predicting the weather -- Storm systems and precipitation -- Severe thunderstorms -- Tornadoes -- Hurricanes and tropical cyclones -- Inside a hurricane -- Winter storms and blizzards -- Rainbows, fogbows, and sights in the sky -- Space weather -- Climate change and other natural disasters.
Summary: "Extreme Weather for Kids is a tour of the world's wildest weather and natural disasters--what they are, what makes them, how to prepare, and how humans are affecting them"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: Extreme Weather for Kids is a whirlwind ride through the wild world of weather, written in accessible language and complemented by vivid descriptions and imagery. Designed to harness children’s natural curiosity, this action-packed introduction to meteorology incorporates firsthand accounts from inside Mother Nature’s most dramatic moments. For each phenomenon introduced, explanatory text, informative illustrations, sidebars, and asides allow readers to explore at their own pace. Along with storm-chasing reports and photos from in the field, each chapter includes a step-by-step hands-on activity for engaging with the science. Weather is one of the most accessible sciences there is. Everyone experiences it in some way or another, and learning the basics behind it naturally sparks interest in other sciences. That’s why Extreme Weather for Kids also teaches the basic principles of scientific observation, while placing a key emphasis on safety.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Extreme Weather for Kids is a whirlwind ride through the wild world of weather, written in accessible language and complemented by vivid descriptions and imagery.

Includes index.

Predicting the weather -- Storm systems and precipitation -- Severe thunderstorms -- Tornadoes -- Hurricanes and tropical cyclones -- Inside a hurricane -- Winter storms and blizzards -- Rainbows, fogbows, and sights in the sky -- Space weather -- Climate change and other natural disasters.

"Extreme Weather for Kids is a tour of the world's wildest weather and natural disasters--what they are, what makes them, how to prepare, and how humans are affecting them"-- Provided by publisher.

Extreme Weather for Kids is a whirlwind ride through the wild world of weather, written in accessible language and complemented by vivid descriptions and imagery. Designed to harness children’s natural curiosity, this action-packed introduction to meteorology incorporates firsthand accounts from inside Mother Nature’s most dramatic moments. For each phenomenon introduced, explanatory text, informative illustrations, sidebars, and asides allow readers to explore at their own pace. Along with storm-chasing reports and photos from in the field, each chapter includes a step-by-step hands-on activity for engaging with the science. Weather is one of the most accessible sciences there is. Everyone experiences it in some way or another, and learning the basics behind it naturally sparks interest in other sciences. That’s why Extreme Weather for Kids also teaches the basic principles of scientific observation, while placing a key emphasis on safety.

Ages 8-12 years Quarry Books.

Grades 4-6 Quarry Books.

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