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Weather. Cover Image Book Book

Weather.

DK Publishing, Inc., (publisher.).

Summary:

"Why does it rain? How hot is a bolt of lightning? What makes hurricanes form, and how does climate change affect the weather? What happens when a cold front rolls in? Become a meteorology expert and set up your own home weather station, and learn to read nature's own signs of changing weather. Eyewitness Weather shows you what weather looks like, from a tropical storm cloud seen from above to close-ups of snowflake crystals. Learn about what weather scientists do, why weather works differently on the coast and inland, and much more"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780744052312
  • ISBN: 0744052319
  • ISBN: 9780744052305
  • ISBN: 0744052300
  • ISBN: 9781465451811
  • ISBN: 1484485106
  • ISBN: 9781484485101
  • ISBN: 9781465451811
  • ISBN: 1465451811
  • ISBN: 9781685054861
  • Physical Description: 72 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.
  • Edition: Revised (2022) edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The restless air -- Natural signs -- The science of weather -- Watching the weather -- Forecasting -- The sun -- A sunny day -- Frost and ice -- Wet air -- Birth of a cloud -- A cloudy day -- Clouds of all kinds -- A rainy day -- Fronts and lows -- Thunder and lightning -- Monsoon -- A snowy day -- Wind -- Tropical storms -- Whirling winds -- Fog -- A day of weather -- Mountains -- On the plains -- Coastal areas -- Colors in the sky -- Climate change -- Home weather station -- Did you know? -- Weather power -- Extreme weather.
Target Audience Note:
420L Lexile
Decoding demand: 79 (high) Semantic demand: 60 (medium) Syntactic demand: 40 (low) Structure demand: 70 (high) Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 1.3 0.5 175840.
Subject: Weather > Juvenile literature.
Meteorology > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Instructional and educational works.
Illustrated works.

Available copies

  • 31 of 35 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rolla Public.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 35 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Rolla Public Library JNF 551.6 WEA (Text) 38256101853657 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -

Summary: "Why does it rain? How hot is a bolt of lightning? What makes hurricanes form, and how does climate change affect the weather? What happens when a cold front rolls in? Become a meteorology expert and set up your own home weather station, and learn to read nature's own signs of changing weather. Eyewitness Weather shows you what weather looks like, from a tropical storm cloud seen from above to close-ups of snowflake crystals. Learn about what weather scientists do, why weather works differently on the coast and inland, and much more"--

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