Weather (The Science Behind) - Hardcover

Darlene R. Stille

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1406234001 ISBN 13: 9781406234008

Publisher: Raintree, 2012

Synopsis

Explores the science behind weather. This book covers such topics as: clouds, thunderstorms, and hurricanes.

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Review

A useful book for Key Stage 2 and first year of Secondary Environmental Science, the text covers all aspects of weather and seasons at a basic level. Clouds, thunderstorms, blizzards, hurricanes and tornadoes are explained with good diagrams and illustrations. Weather forecasting and how to make your own rain gauge are also covered. There is a running glossary at the bottom of each page and an alphabetical glossary with an index and book and website references at the end. The 'stay safe' purple boxes in the text give useful precautionary advice. There are nine other titles in the series. A good purchase for classroom or resource collection. --Delvene A. Barnett, School Librarian magazine Summer 2012

This is a wide-ranging series, covering many key science topics taught in school. It is particularly good for reluctant or struggling readers, being written in an engaging fashion and making excellent use of the visual resources - photos, diagrams and labelling - to complement the text. Good use is made of objects and experiences with which young readers are familiar and this enables them to relate well to the content of the books. Each book features a 'try it yourself' activity, which is excellent for reinforcing learning. There is a contents page, glossary and index, which are all straightforward and ideal for the learning of reference skills. A well thought-out and practical series. --parentsintouch.co.uk website Nov 12

Edition details

• Publisher: Raintree
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1406234001
• ISBN 13: 9781406234008
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32