Weather Clues In The Sky

Look! The sky is getting cloudy. Does that mean light rain, a thunderstorm, or just an overcast day? Dylan hopes their soccer game won't be rained out. Bel the Weather Girl helps her friends read the clues in the sky. Will it rain on game day? Stay tuned, because every day is another weather day!

Weather is an important science concept at the early elementary level. Recognizing and identifying kinds of weather requires observational skills and certain vocabulary terms. This bright volume allows young meteorologists to correlate weather in carefully selected photographs with descriptive weather vocabulary, such as rainy, sunny, and foggy. It’s never too early to tackle this essential STEM theme!

Ping! Ping! It sounds like the sky is raining rocks! Dylan thinks the house is falling down. Bel the Weather Girl tells him not to worry—she knows all about hail. But her dog, Stormy, hides under the kitchen table anyway. Why are chunks of ice falling in the middle of summer? Stay tuned, because every day is another weather day!

Mr. Davis's class is learning to tell the future! Future weather, that is. They keep track of weather conditions and look for patterns, such as the warmest time of day and the rainiest season. When a meteorologist visits the class, they learn how forecasters make predictions. Find out how noticing weather patterns helps us.

Wow! A snowstorm on a school day turns into a blizzard. Cody is afraid he could be stuck in school until summer! Bel the Weather Girl helps her friends understand what makes some snowstorms change into blizzards. Will the storm let up before school is out? Stay tuned, because every day is another weather day!

Yikes! Grandpa tells Dylan and Bel the Weather Girl that he is tracking a tropical storm. They came to Florida for fun in the sun, not to get stuck in a hurricane! Bel explains the science behind the storm. Are the weekend plans ruined? Stay tuned, because every day is another weather day!

Boom! A crash of thunder follows a flash of lightning. Bel the Weather Girl and Dylan are having a slumber party, but now he's hiding under the covers! Bel tells Dylan that thunderstorms aren't so scary once you understand them. Will Dylan's fear of the storm rain on their sleepover? Stay tuned, because every day is another weather day!

What’s it like outside? And what are you going to do about it? Every morning, before heading to school or out to play, kids want to know what the weather is going to be like that day. Is it a day for building a snowman, constructing a sandcastle, or planting a garden? Will they be stuck inside because of rain at recess? Or stuck at home because of snow? And what about tomorrow? Explore Weather and Climate! will help kids understand the “how” and “why” behind the “what.” They'll learn how wind, sun, and water combine to form the weather we experience every day. They'll find out why the weather gets extreme. Explore Weather and Climate! offers engaging text reinforced with 25 hands on projects that include creating a storm in a bottle, touching the clouds, and eating an edible climate map, resulting in an unforgettable understanding of these forces of nature.