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21) Poco Loco
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Meet Poco Loco. He's a very unusual ratón. He likes to invent wacky things. When Poco Loco's Waffle Iron-Weather Forecaster predicts mal tiempo, Poco Loco runs to tell his barnyard friends. But it's still sunny out, and the other animals don't believe him. Then a roar of wind whips through their picnic, and Poco Loco and his friends fly up, up, and away. But never fear! Poco Loco will use his wits (and one crazy invention) to save the day!"--Page...
Author
Publisher
ECW Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"We live at the bottom of an ocean of air -- 5,200 million million tons, to be exact. It sounds like a lot, but Earth's atmosphere is smeared onto its surface in an alarmingly thin layer -- 99 percent contained within 18 miles. Yet, within this fragile margin lies a magnificent realm -- at once gorgeous, terrifying, capricious, and elusive. With his keen eye for identifying and uniting seemingly unrelated events, Christopher Dewdney reveals to us...
Author
Publisher
Big Picture Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Learn the science of the sky in this introductory guide to weather. Understand how snowflakes form, why it can rain frogs, how we predict the weather, and how we know what weather was like a long time ago. Then use your new knowledge to understand and observe the weather around you." --
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Focusing on the intricate nature of the world around us, as well as the personal relationship we all have to the weather, a National Book Award finalist and visionary writer combining personal stories with history, interviews, scientific research and full-color photos explores the transformative power of weather. --Publisher
26) Inside weather
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
27) The storm
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"As this evocative picture book begins, a little boy is excited about a trip to the beach with his parents planned for the following day. But a bad storm is coming, and he has started to worry they won't be able to go. He watches as the sky grows darker through the afternoon. His mother and father close the shutters and bring the potted plants indoors. Then the storm arrives. "All through dinner, the rain beats hard against the shutters. The wind...
29) Weather
Author
Series
Publisher
Usborne
Pub. Date
©2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Illustrations, simple text, and dramatic photographs describe all kinds of weather, including hurricanes and tornadoes.
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"From the acclaimed author of Tubes, a lively and surprising tour of the infrastructure behind the weather forecast, the people who built it, and what it reveals about our climate and our planet. The weather is the foundation of our daily lives. It's a staple of small talk, the app on our smartphones, and often the first thing we check each morning. Yet behind these quotidian interactions is one of the most expansive machines human beings have ever...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Climate has been humanity's constant, if moody, companion. At times benefactor or tormentor, climate nurtured the first stirrings of civilization and then repeatedly visited ruin on empires and peoples. Environmental journalist Linden reveals a recurring pattern in which civilizations become prosperous and complacent during good weather, only to collapse when climate changes--either through its direct effects, such as floods or drought, or indirect...
Author
Publisher
Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"At what temperature do bees stay home? Why do southerly winds in winter often bring storms? How can you plant a garden that tells the time, or know how many tumbles a hailstone has made through a cloud? These are among the many questions that international-bestselling author Peter Wohlleben poses in his newly translated book. Full of the very latest discoveries, combined with ancient, now forgotten lore, The Weather Detective helps you read nature's...
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