Clouds Contributor(s): Rockwell, Anne (Author), Lessac, Frane (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064452204 ISBN-13: 9780064452205 Publisher: HarperCollins
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: November 2008 Annotation: Do you ever wake up and wonder what the weather will be? Instead of turning on the TV to find out, you can just look out your window at the clouds. How do you know what type of clouds can forecast a change of weather? Read and find out. Click for more in this series: Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science: Stage 1 (Paperback) |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Weather - Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers - Beginner - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts - Size & Shape |
Dewey: 551.576 |
LCCN: 2007014571 |
Age Level: 4-8 |
Grade Level: PreK-3 |
Series: Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science: Stage 1 (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.15" H x 7.8" W x 9.8" L (0.35 lbs) 40 pages |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 02/15/2009 pg. 15 Kirkus Review - Children 10/15/2008 pg. 1123 School Library Journal 12/01/2008 pg. 115 Booklist 12/15/2008 pg. 48 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 pg. 142 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 127308 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Read and find out about how to forecast a change in weather by looking at the clouds in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. At any given time, more than half the earth is covered with different types of clouds. Some are dark and scary rain clouds, and some are just big white puffs. What kind of cloud is in the sky above you, and what can you uexpect the weather to be? Instead of turning on the TV to find out what the weather will be, you can look out your window at the clouds. This clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom, is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:
Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:
Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lessac, Frane: - Frané Lessac is an American who has traveled all over the world. She now lives in Fremantle, Australia, but always looks forward to visiting Texas with her family. To bring the Lone Star State to life with gouache paints, Frané did extensive research using a video camera, a still camera, and actual and virtual tours. She is the illustrator of more than thirty books for children, including Capital! Washington D.C. from A to Z and New York, New York! The Big Apple from A to Z, both by Laura Krauss Melmed. Rockwell, Anne: -Anne Rockwell is a pioneer in the field of nonfiction for very young children. She has more than a hundred books to her credit, including Why Are the Ice Caps Melting? and Clouds in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. She lives in Greenwich, Connecticut. |
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