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Changing Weather : : Storms

MacAulay, Kelley. Book - 2006 None on shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 3.6 out of 5

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What is weather? -- Water cycle -- What are storms? -- Cloud cover -- Precipitation -- Wild wind -- Electric skies -- Hailstorms -- Twirling tornadoes -- Freezing blizzards -- Covered with ice -- Horrible hurricanes -- Studying storms -- Trouble ahead! -- Words to know and Index.
Discusses how sudden changes in weather creates storms. Changing Weather: Storms is an exciting book that introduces kids to the kinds of storms that take place each year. Larger, full-color images of storms such as hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms, and blizzards accompany clear explanations of how different storms develop and the kinds of effects these storms have on the lives of people and animals. Kids will also learn about storm safety and ways they can help their families be prepared. Changing Weather: Storms provides detailed information on: Three important elements of most storms: clouds, precipitation, and wind; The water cycle and its part in the development of storms; The role of updrafts and downdrafts in the creation of thunderstorms and many other storms; The ways in which meteorologists study storms and how their knowledge can help save lives.

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SERIES
Nature's changes.



PUBLISHED
New York : Crabtree Pub., c2006.
Year Published: 2006
Description: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

READING LEVEL
Lexile: 820

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0778722805
9780778722809 (lib. bdg.)
0778723143 (pbk.)
9780778723141 (pbk.)

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Kalman, Bobbie.

SUBJECTS
Storms.