Colin the Cloud: 1 (Cloud Academy Series) - Softcover

Nasir, Clare

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0992868904 ISBN 13: 9780992868901

Publisher: Rudling House Publishing Limited, 2014

Synopsis

Colin the Cloud is a wonderful story of an individual realising their dreams. Colin is a little cloud that lives in the lower part of the sky, and for him life is boring. He wants to travel the world and see its wonders. So he seeks the guidance of a wise old cloud called Arif. Together they embark on an adventure to reach the top of the sky, where strong winds, the Jet Stream, take clouds on global routes. However the journey to the top of the sky involves hitching a ride on the powerful updrafts that exist within huge thunderstorm clouds. These angry clouds are the most dangerous in the atmosphere, and there's a high risk that Arif and Colin could be struck by lightning and plummet to earth as a hailstone, never to be a cloud again. Colin makes it to the top - but Arif doesn't, he secretly has other plans. Colin the Cloud is a rhyming story for 4 to 7 year olds. As well as being packed full of fun and adventure it has some key learning points about weather and simple atmospheric physics. The key focus is wind, and how air travels up and down as well as horizontally. The back pages of the book bring to life the dynamics of a thunderstorm, and are a great talking point for parents and their kids and a perfect platform for a school lesson on weather. Clare's meteorological expertise, and journalistic experience coupled with being a mum of a four-year, bring the elements of storytelling and solid science together. Colin the Cloud is the first of a set of five books. Each one has an international flavour that includes a global landscape.

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About the Author

A fully qualified, Met office trained, weather forecaster with 20 years experience, Clare's first love has always been weather and science. Her qualifications speak for themselves with a degree in Maths, Masters in Applied Oceanography and a Diploma in Environmental Policy. During her ten years as GMTV's weather anchor she was in charge of the output and production for science and weather stories. Today, as a freelance presenter she works for BBC North West and as a weather pundit on various TV and radio stations, including BBC Breakfast. She recently co-presented the much-acclaimed Children's science documentary series Fierce Earth for CBBC, now in its second series. Writing regularly for the Huffington Post on science and weather, and many other newspapers and magazines, including First News, the children's newspaper, her love of science is accompanied by a wealth of qualifications, including a recent diploma in Environmental Policy. Clare is the ambassador for the National Campaign on Healthy Air, this involves working closely with environmental law firm, Client Earth, and speaking for the campaign at the House of Lords as well as other events and press interviews. She is also an ambassador for the Princes Trust. Clare lives in Manchester with her husband and 4 year old daughter Sienna. She is a proud member of the Cloud Appreciation Society and talks regularly at schools about weather, science and motivational issues.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rudling House Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0992868904
• ISBN 13: 9780992868901
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 20
• Illustrator: Stanway Adam