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Weather

By Miranda Smith and John Farndon and Sean Callery
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Weather offers up-to-date expert insights into the fascinating world of meteorology, covering everything from the water cycle and winds to extreme weather events like hurricanes and tornadoes. With stunning satellite images, time-lapse photography, and eyewitness accounts, this book immerses young readers right into the heart of the storm.
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Ideal for children curious about natural phenomena and eager to learn about the science behind weather and its impact on our world.

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"Hurricanes, tornadoes, weather bombs, and blizzards...how our weather really works"--Cover.

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Up-to-date expert information on everything from the water cycle to winds, cloud galleries, fog and snow, to extreme weather from hurricanes and supercell tornadoes, to firestorms and dust storms, to the people who predict them and try to save others.

Beautifully laid out images of weather objects and processes using satellite imagery, time-lapse photography, and eyewitness reportage put readers in the eye of the storm for close-up learning.

Weather by Miranda Smith, John Farndon, and Sean Callery offers a comprehensive exploration of these phenomena.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781338608946

Publisher: Scholastic US

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 October 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Scholastic US

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 300g

Pages: 208

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational John Farndon Miranda Smith Sean Callery

About the Author

Sean Callery is a teacher and an author of fiction and nonfiction for kids.
Miranda Smith is an experienced editor who has written many books for both children and adults on subjects ranging from sharks and the human body to ancient Egypt and courgettes. Having raised three children in east London, she still lives in the family home with her husband and two cats.

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