The Cloud Book: How to Understand the Skies

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This book from the Let’s-Read-And-Find-Out Science series is all about weather forecasting. Weather forecasts tell us what the weather will be like. But they aren’t always correct. In fact, sometimes they are very wrong and leave people unprepared for the weather they experience. This book explains that weather can change when the wind begins to blow air in from a new direction. It describes cold fronts (when cold air pushes against warm air) and the types of weather they cause. It also describes warm fronts (when warm air pushes against cold air) and the type of weather we can expect when a warm front comes in. It describes the kinds of things that meteorologists do to try to predict the weather, like assessingtemperature, wind direction, and air pressure. This book is ideal for ages 5 to 9. Here’s another sweet book for toddlers and young preschoolers about a little cloud that changes shape in the sky.

This beautiful storybook shows water in all of the various forms it takes as it goes through the water cycle. For example, water iswater, until it heats up and becomes steam. And steam is steam unless it cools down at a high elevation and becomes a cloud. And a cloud is a cloud unless it sits on the ground as fog. So on and so on the story continues through rain, puddles, ice, and snow. This book will be appreciatedby kids ages 4 and 10 for its beautiful illustrations. Kids on the younger end of the age range will enjoy the introduction tothe different forms water takes, while older children who are already familiar with the water cycle will recognize how water is being cycled throughout the story, even though the term “water cycle” is never explicitly mentioned.There are different books about clouds, some for children, some for adults, some fiction, and some non-fiction. With help from her friends and family, Misty learns that she will always experience bad moods, and that they will always pass.

It turns out that she doesn’t have to compete. She simply has to have a cause that she believes in and summons all her energy into accomplishing her goal: making it rain enough to fill a small pond for her friend the frog. The book includes fun outdoor activities , incredible photographs, simple stories, and lots of information.TV forecasts, online predictions and smartphone apps are all based on the same data – a number-crunched overview of how air pressure and temperature affects the weather over a large geographical area. But to get an idea of how the weather will develop for the precise spot where you’re standing (or walking, sailing, golfing, fishing, etc) you don’t need any equipment or a wifi connection – you just need to look up.

Parents, teachers, and children alike adore this board book, Little Cloud by Eric Carle! Since it’s a board book, it’s durable enough to hold up to many little hands handling it roughly. Plus, it’s a teacher’s favorite when it comes to teaching kids about clouds and shapes.

Angie Menjivar is a writer at A-Z-Animals primarily covering pets, wildlife, and the human spirit. She has 14 years of experience, holds a Bachelor's degree in psychology, and continues her studies into human behavior, working as a copywriter in the mental health space. She resides in North Carolina, where she's fallen in love with thunderstorms and uses them as an excuse to get extra cuddles from her three cats. The 6 Best Books About Clouds That Teach and Inspire FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) If your child is small for their age, Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld will help them feel 10 feet tall! This picture book, which is available in hardcover or Kindle formats is intended for kids in preschool to two-year-old. It follows Cloudette, a tiny cumulus cloud, who wants to accomplish great things. This is a vintage (1965) book about a fog that stays for in a small seaside village for three days. We found it interesting as we learned about how a fog could get in the way of everyday life. My Four stayed engaged for most of it, but lost interest toward the end, as it does get long. The writing is beautiful, and the book is a great vocabulary builder. But it’s probably not one you’re going to read more than a couple of times. This book provides interesting facts about tornadoes for kids ages 6 to 10. It describes how tornadoes form and where they occur most frequently. The book also explains the Fujita Tornado Scale (and later, the Enhanced Fujita Tornado Scale), which classifiestornadoes on a scale from EF-0 to EF-5 depending on the amount and type of damage they cause. The book goes into detail about every classification, explaining the wind speed and expected damage from a tornado of that classification. The book then describes some of the more damaging tornadoes that have occurred in the United States. Finally, the book explains what to do if a tornado approaches your house.

This is a simple book with a lot of nice photographs. I couldn’t fool my Four, though. (“I don’t want to read another book about clouds!”) The layout felt a little too busy and colorful, but it’s a nice little book. One reviewer said that their toddler was already bored with the book because each cloud illustration looked so similar.This book will give you a great understanding of why clouds are symptoms of weather patterns, not causes. Highly practical, it shows you how by reading these signs in the sky and referring to the explanatory colour photos and diagrams, you will be able to tell exactly what those signs mean. This book is a wonderful and educational introduction to weather for kids ages 5 to 9 (although to be fair with regards to my age recommendation, even I learned several new things about whether from reading this book!). This book describesweather as being made up of temperature, air pressure, wind, and the moisture in the air. It then gives additional information about each of these four factors. The book also describes the three main kinds of clouds, as well as a variety of other cloud types that are mainly combinations of the three main cloud types. The book describes differenttypes of precipitation (e.g., rain, drizzle, shower) and different kinds of snow (e.g., flurries, blizzard). There arealso sections discussing lightening and thunder as well as wind and air fronts. Overall, this book is a great basic primer on all things weather related.