It's Cloudy Today

by Kristin Sterling Narrated by Intuitive

Overview

Clouds drift and float. They move above Earth. Sometimes they are white and puffy. Sometimes they are dark and cover the sky. What happens when the weather is cloudy? Read this book to find out! Learn all about kinds of weather in the What's the Weather Like? series - part of the Lightning Bolt Books¿ collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt Books¿ bring nonfiction topics to life!

Editorial Reviews

School Library Journal

K-Gr 1–Providing answers to at least some of the interminable “why” questions, these books feature an easy sentence or two per page on a large, attractive photograph. The titles describe the weather phenomenon under discussion, how it happens, how it can vary, and conditions it can cause. Cloudy, for example, explains how to distinguish the different types of clouds, and sometimes what type of weather they portend–stratus clouds are described as being “…as flat and gray as dusty books.... They hang low in the sky, waiting to spill rain.” The few simple scientific facts are introduced unobtrusively, and the books also provide information on what scientists in the field do and sometimes on a prominent person. Each title includes an easy activity, such as making a rain gauge in Rainy, that uses readily available materials. (Some, such as checking to see what temperature it is, aren’t exactly activities). Unfortunately, the further-reading suggestions are often for an older audience or are dated and may be unavailable.

From the Publisher

"This excellent easy reader for the primary school audience is one of a new series on weather. The author, a former elementary teacher, clearly shows her experience with young students. The pictures carry a great deal of information that is helpful to early readers. For example, on one two-page spread, there's a beautiful close-up of two bird contour feathers floating against a black background. The text reads, 'You can watch for clouds as soft and wispy as bird feathers.' The facing page shows some excellent cirrus clouds and reads, 'These are called cirrus clouds. They tell us good weather is on the way.' The typeface is well chosen to make the task of reading as easy as possible. The content is appropriate and interesting to kids, made accessible by the clear layout. A text box with a pointer indicates an area in the clouds and gives more information. It says, 'Cirrus clouds form high in the sky - about 30,000 feed (9,144 meters) above Earth.' This pattern is typical - examples with strong sensory imagery, followed by naming and brief explanation. At the end there is an activity page explaining how to make shaving cream 'clouds,' a page telling about Luke Howard who named the common clouds, a six-word glossary, and a list for further reading that names books and websites. This book, and by extension the whole series, would be an excellent vehicle for combining early reading with science content."


--NSTA

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170048045
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2014
Series:	Lightning Bolt Books ® - What's the Weather Like?
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

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