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Product Identifiers

PublisherSleeping Bear Press

ISBN-101585363308

ISBN-139781585363308

eBay Product ID (ePID)57083405

Product Key Features

Book TitleW Is for Wind : a Weather Alphabet

Number of Pages40 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicScience & Nature / Earth Sciences / Weather, concepts / Alphabet

Publication Year2006

IllustratorRose, Melanie, Yes

FeaturesRevised

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorPat Michaels

Book SeriesScience Alphabet Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight6.6 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width11 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromFirst Grade

Dewey Decimal428.1/3

Grade ToFourth Grade

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisIllustrated by Melanie RoseWould you like to know the difference between cirrus and cumulous clouds? How much does our atmosphere weigh? "W is for Wind: A Weather Alphabet" is a swirl of information that answers these questions and many more. Readers will learn that yes, our atmosphere has weight! And if it's sunny, chances are it's heavy. When the atmosphere is lighter, grab your galoshes! "W is for Wind" is one well-informed children's book from the Sleeping Bear Press family that puts the emphasis on fun and function. It lets children learn all about the weather in a relaxed engaging manner. Professional weatherman and storm tracker Pat Michaels spins the stories on everything from tornadoes and hurricanes to rainbows and evaporation with gusto. His rhymes thunder through the alphabet with excitement and his factual text resonates like the Northern Lights. Readers will turn the pages with lightning quickness to get to the next weather condition and with each page turned they'll be treated to the mystical illustrations of Canadian-born artist Melanie Rose. Perfect in the classroom or the home, "W is for Wind "captures the love affair we all have with weather. It the perfect complement to a science lesson or to help explain to children what exactly happens when water freezes and much more with easy-to-understand language. Enriching, enlightening and educational could easily be the "E" in this one-of-a-kind weather alphabet book., A former TV weatherman and storm tracker explains how tornadoes and hurricanes develop, while incorporating the alphabet in weather-related rhymes. Full color., An A-Z pictorial for children including weather terms such as barometer, cloud, tornado, and sunshine introduced with poems accompanied by expository text to provide detailed information., Would you like to know the difference between cirrus and cumulus clouds? How much does our atmosphere weigh? W is for Wind: A Weather Alphabet is a swirl of information that answers these questions and many more. Readers will learn that yes, our atmosphere has weight! And if it's sunny, chances are it's heavy. When the atmosphere is lighter, grab your galoshes! W is for Wind is one well-informed children's book from the Sleeping Bear Press family that puts the emphasis on fun and function. It lets children learn all about the weather in a relaxed engaging manner. Professional weatherman and storm tracker Pat Michaels spins the stories on everything from tornadoes and hurricanes to rainbows and evaporation with gusto. His rhymes thunder through the alphabet with excitement and his factual text resonates like the Northern Lights. Readers will turn the pages with lightning quickness to get to the next weather condition and with each page turned they'll be treated to the mystical illustrations of Canadian-born artist Melanie Rose. Perfect in the classroom or the home, W is for Wind captures the love affair we all have with weather. It the perfect complement to a science lesson or to help explain to children what exactly happens when water freezes and much more with easy-to-understand language. Enriching, enlightening and educational could easily be the "E" in this one-of-a-kind weather alphabet book.