Kids' Book of Clouds & sky

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Youth level.
Why read the sky? -- What is the sky made of? -- Why is the sky blue? -- Why is the sky light blue down low and dark blue up high? -- Why does the sky's color change at the beginning and end of the day? -- Why does the sun seem to change shape as it rises and sets? -- What time is twilight? -- Is it true that you can tell direction from the sun? -- What makes air humid? -- What are clouds? -- Making a cloud -- Do clouds affect temperature? -- What causes rain and snow? -- How high are the clouds? -- What makes the sky overcast? -- How do cumulus clouds form on sunny days? -- What kind of cloud brings sudden, hard rain showers? -- Why are cumulonimbus clouds often swollen at the top -- And bulging at the bottom? -- What causes lightning and thunder? -- What are the most dangerous storms? -- What clouds look like stratus and cumulus combined? -- What are the high, thin, feathery clouds? -- What are the long, white clouds behind jet airplanes? -- Are there other high clouds made of ice crystals? -- Are there in between clouds -- neither high nor low? -- What clouds look like flying saucers? -- What if i see more than one kind of cloud? -- What are fog and haze? -- What is air pollution? -- Does volcanic ash and forest fire smoke affect the sky? -- What are those bright bands, ribbons, and columns in the sky? -- Is the atmosphere the same everywhere? ... 50 -- Weather reports talk about high and low pressure. what does that mean? -- Why is the air often clear before a storm? -- Where does the wind come from? -- Is the saying "red sky in the morning, sailors take warning" true? -- Can you find the end of the rainbow? -- What about double rainbows? -- Why do people say "mountains make their own weather"? -- Weather forecasters talk about fronts. what are they? -- How can i tell when a warm front is passing through? -- What are northern and southern lights? -- Why is the moon white, and why does it look so big? -- Why does the moon seem to change shape? -- What am i looking at when i look at the stars? -- What are shooting stars and stars with tails? -- How can i become sky-wise?
Explains how to tell what the sky and clouds are trying to tell you and how they affect your daily life.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Interesting Clouds and Sky submitted by owen_nesbit on June 19, 2014, 2:53pm If there are any kids out there that want to learn about clouds and sky this is a great book for you. It tells about the different types of clouds and weather.

Great book submitted by maggie_aa on August 21, 2018, 11:40pm great book to learn clouds and sky

Kids' Book of Clouds & sky submitted by maywang on July 11, 2021, 7:50pm Kids' Book of Clouds & sky