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  • Published: 15 January 2017
  • ISBN: 9780803737938
  • Imprint: Dial
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $44.99

Boy, Were We Wrong About the Weather!



Long ago, the Sumerians did rain dances to appeal to the weather gods, and it was the storm god Huracan who kept sinking all of the Spanish ships. The book debunks old (sometimes silly) myths about weather with clear and accessible discoveries about what we know now about weather--from storm patterns to scientific instruments used to make predictions. A timeline in the back and details of the issue of climate change and Global Warming keep the facts current and classroom-ready.

Hurricaines, Thunder and Lightning, climate change, Wind, Rain. We were once wrong about all of these. But are we right now? Find out in the latest book in this award-winning series.
   
 Ancient Sumerian warriors used to think that lightning and thunder were caused by an angry weather god —boy, were they wrong!
 
Even today once common ideas about how our weather and climate work are changing as new discoveries are being made. Kathleen V. Kudlinski and  Sebastià Serra team up to debunk old—and sometimes silly—myths about weather and to celebrate the pioneers that made meteorology the science it is today.
 
This award-winning series is especially meant for the budding scientist and is perfect for children who are fascinated by the natural world and how it works.

  • Published: 15 January 2017
  • ISBN: 9780803737938
  • Imprint: Dial
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $44.99

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Praise for Boy, Were We Wrong About the Weather!

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"...this book is simple, attractive, and informative, and a take-off point for a discussion on the scientific method."SLJ

Praise for Boy, Were We Wrong about the Solar System:
"...this breezy account will be as equally effective in demonstrating how science works as it will be in bringing young readers up to speed on the structure of this and other solar systems."SLJ

"A brisk, cheerful introduction to the mixed-up history of cosmology."Booklist