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Title:
Weather : the powerful forces and fragile resources of Earth
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
Part of a series titled, Science Made Simple, this book focuses on the powerful forces of weather on our fragile resources of Earth. This will be attractive book for mid elementary students who are fascinated with weather. Beginning with ancient beliefs about weather gods to practical tips of how we can influence and manage our Earth’s climate, this book provides a wide breadth and depth of information about weather. Each page contains a balance of colourful images (photographs, diagrams,close-ups) and varied text, written from a simple introduction to more comprehensive details. The colourful backgrounds/ photographs add to the realization of weather’s immense power. Key words through the book are highlighted in larger, bolder font. Some of these words are defined in the glossary and/or listed in the index of the book. Two animated penguins, named Snowy and Sunny act as guides to the wonderful world of weather. This provides for some brief humorous interruptions of the informational text. This book is suitable for the Alberta’s Grade 5 Science: Weather unit.--Litpicks review
Year Published:
2015
Physical Description:
96 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Grade Interest level:
4-8
Awards:
2015 Fall Litpicks ASLC review Alberta School Library Council.
Subject:
ISBN:
9781783252398
Publisher:
New York : Ticktock, an imprint of Octopus Publishing Group, Ltd., 2015.