Multcolib School Corps Picks Weather Grades K-2
Annotation:My Best Book of Weather is a wonderful introduction to the world of weather. Starting with basic questions such as What is the Sun?, the book guides the young reader with tips on watching the weather.
Annotation:Explains how the water cycle leads to different types of weather patterns.
Annotation:Explains how and why a thunderstorm occurs and gives safety steps to follow when lightning is flashing.
Annotation:Wind, rain, snow, fog, frost, and sunshine are all signs of the constant shifting Earth's atmosphere. This continual change is what we call weather. The weather changes in four ways - its movement, which can bring winds; its temperature, which can cause anything from frost to heatwaves; its moisture content, which can bring rain; and its pressure, which can cause cloudless days or fierce storms.
Annotation:You're a farmer in 1930s Oklahoma and you never thought you'd see this day. Your fields have literally turned to dust. This Depression the radio folks were talking about just reached the heartland. The epic disaster of the Dust Bowl brings home the cruel consequences of drought.
Annotation:The Weather takes young readers through the many different features of weather, from the makings of a thunderstorm to weather forecasting. Easy-to-follow text and exciting photographs make learning about weather simple.
Annotation:Contains sixty-five activities that introduce readers to scientific exploration, including such subjects as weather, soil science, plants, color, and light.
Annotation:Offeringexamples of beauty and danger this book will help readers experience and understand the full awesome power of nature and extreme weather.
Annotation:A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.
Annotation:This book provides activities for a snowy day, and summarizes the signs and effects of snow.
Annotation:Using simple sentences and photographs, this book demonstrates some simple concepts about the sun.
Annotation:A brief introduction to blizzards, including how they form, where they happen, and blizzard safety.
Annotation:A brief introduction to tornadoes, including what they are, how they form, and tornado safety.
Annotation:What Makes Weather? Follow the pathway across each page to find out what clouds are made of, why it rains and snows, what causes thunder and lightning, how strong wind can blow, and much, much more!
Annotation:Kids love to play in the snow! This interesting book teaches young children about the mysterious white flakes that drift from the sky on chilly days.
Annotation:Explains, in simple terms, how and why it rains.
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.
Annotation:Information about various topics related to weather and weather forecasting forms the foundation for a variety of craft projects.
Annotation:Describes tornadoes, how they form, and the tools scientists use to predict them.
Annotation:Discusses where and how hurricanes are formed, the destruction caused by legendary storms, and the precautions to take when a hurricane strikes.
Annotation:Photographs and text explore the natural phenomenon of lightning.
Annotation:Highlights a wide variety of weather conditions by taking a tour around the world and examining weather in different places on the same day in March.
Annotation:What is a shadow? From day to night. The reasons for the seasons. Doing more.
Annotation:Text, illustrations, and photographs of a boy looking out the window introduce different kinds of weather as it changes from day to day.
Annotation:Explains and illustrates basic types of weather conditions.
Annotation:Answers questions related to the sun and weather such as, does the sun make it rain, do the seasons change because of the sun, and how do you measure temperature?
Annotation:Answers questions related to rain such as, what shape are falling raindrops, does every cloud make rain, and where does the rain go?
Annotation:Where do snowflakes come from? what shapes can they be? where does the snow go when it melts? learn the answers to these questions, and many other, as you start reading about snow.
Annotation:Answers questions related to wind such as, where does wind come from, can you see the wind, and how fast does the wind blow?
A Shared List by multcolib_schoolcorps 
Member of Multnomah County Library
Description
A collection of non-fiction materials about Weather for students in grades K to 2.
English
Topic Guide
