What makes the wind blow? How can rain sometimes be red? Why are tornadoes like vacuum cleaners? You'll find out the answers and lots more about weird and wonderful weather in this fascinating book.
Introduces young children to fundamental aspects of nature, science and technology-- Inspired by the questions children ask about the world around them
Answers, in simple text and illustrations, some basic questions about the weather including why lightning strikes and why rainbows appear.
This book will answer children's questions about weather as it explores the basics in beautifully illustrated sections on sun, air, and wind; rain, snow, and hail; and wild weather like hurricanes and tornadoes. The questions and answers should help to appease even the most curious child's need to know why the weather keeps changing, what happens to puddles after it rains, if you can smell the …
Explains the natural forces behind the weather and investigates the conditions that may be bringing about changes in the climate.
This science series is based on the questions children often ask about the world around them. Through a mixture of specially commissioned photographs, diagrams, cartoons, quizzes and facts, children should have fun discovering answers to all those questions they ask, such as "Why is my skin stretchy?" and "Why will I stop growing?". Based on an accessible, interactive quesion-and-answer formula…
"It's snowing, said boy with dog. "It's only a snowflake," said grandfather with beard. No one thinks one or two snowflakes will amount to anything. Not the man with the hat or the lady with the umbrella. Not even the television or the radio forecasters. But one boy and his dog have faith that the snow will amount to something spectacular, and when flakes start to swirl down on the city, th…