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  • Published: 15 January 2019
  • ISBN: 9780823441716
  • Imprint: Holiday House
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $39.99

Weather Words and What They Mean (New Edition)




The perfect introduction to how we talk and think about the weather

A perfect introduction to how we talk and think about the weather.

Everyone talks about the weather, but what does it all mean? In clear, accessible language, Gail Gibbons introduces many common terms--like moisture, air pressure, and temperature--and their definitions.

Simple, kid-friendly text explains the origins of fog, clouds, frost, thunderstorms, snow, fronts, hurricanes, reinforcing the explanations with clear, well-labeled drawings and diagrams. Newly revised, this edition of Weather Words and What They Mean has been vetted by an expert from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. Best of all, the book features a fun list of weird weather facts!

  • Published: 15 January 2019
  • ISBN: 9780823441716
  • Imprint: Holiday House
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $39.99

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Praise for Weather Words and What They Mean (New Edition)

"An attractive introduction for weather units."--School Library Journal

"As usual with Gibbons, the colors are fresh and the format friendly. . . a useful start toward making sense of the jargon that tells us which way the wind blows." --Booklist