Weather and climate science gifts

Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2025 Winner of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction Winner of the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2025 December 1962, the West Country. Local doctor Eric Parry, mulling secrets, sets out on his rounds, while his pregnant wife sleeps on in the warmth of their cottage. Across the field, funny, troubled Rita Simmons is also...

Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Winchester returns with a thought-provoking history of the wind, written in his edifying and entertaining style. What is going on with our atmosphere? The headlines are filled with news of devastating hurricanes, murderous tornadoes, and cataclysmic fires. Gale force advisories are issued on a regular basis by weather services around the world. Atmospheric scientists are...

Telegraph Best Books of 2021 'Marvellous... Gooley's witty, conversational writing makes reading a joyful breeze' Geographical Magazine 'A sensitive study that combines theoretical physics with beautiful nature writing.' - Telegraph Best Books To Read On A Summer Holiday The Secret World of Weather frames itself early on as an aid to forecasting, by decoding signs in mackerel skies and dust...

First Sticker Book Weather and Seasons is a fun sticker book designed to help children understand different types of weather and how the seasons change. This engaging book aids young children in learning about seasonal changes and the variety of weather conditions experienced throughout the year. There are over 180 stickers to add to the vibrant scenes, including clothes and...

The Baby Loves Science board book series is big, brainy science for the littlest listeners. The Baby Loves Science board book series is big, brainy science for the littlest listeners. It's time to get dressed! How does Baby know what to wear? She checks the weather—and learns about wind, the water cycle, precipitation, and prediction! Accurate enough to satisfy an...

A classic Little Golden Book—with a summertime theme! A classic Little Golden Book—with a summertime theme! Nancy and Timmy hop out of their beds one summer morning and help pack their swimsuits and lunch. And then it's off to the seashore! In a charming rhyme, this Little Golden Book from 1951 (then titled A Day at the Beach) describes what...

Cloudspotting for Beginners by Gavin Pretor-Pinney is your passport to the ethereal world that floats above us. This enchanting guide is authored by the internationally bestselling founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society, who also holds acclaim as a prize-winning children's book author and illustrator. Through its elegant prose and stunning illustrations, the book introduces readers to the mesmerising variety and...

Who isn't fascinated by the weather? Sometimes it seems like it is all we talk about. But understanding it is a different thing. Alistair Hughes has distilled the knowledge of various meteorologists and delivered it in simple explanations and beautiful illustrations. What impacts on our New Zealand weather, how does forecasting work, what are La Niña and El Niño, how...

Explore the wide world of fascinating facts with this fully illustrated title. Did you know that around 550 people have been to space, but only around 20 people have been to the bottom of the ocean? Or that the deepest hole ever dug by people is deeper than the deepest part of the ocean, but still only 1/530th of the...

See Inside Weather and Climate by Katie Daynes offers an engaging exploration into the origins and increasing intensity of our weather, from hurricanes to heatwaves and ice ages to climate change. This fascinating flap book takes you on a tour across the land, sea, and skies to uncover where weather originates. With over 100 flaps to lift, children can delve...

Discover all kinds of wild weather, from terrifying tornadoes to deadly droughts, in this fascinating information book with over 50 flaps to lift. See a storm raging out at sea, find out how wildfires happen, and discover how climate change is affecting weather and what we can do to help our planet. Look Inside Wild Weather includes Usborne Quicklinks to...

This charming book will help children recognise and talk about the seasons and weather. There are spring, summer, autumn, and winter scenes with lots to spot and over 80 flaps to lift, plus pages on seasonal changes and what to wear when it's sunny, rainy, or snowing. A delightful book to share and to help develop language skills. Lift-the-Flap Seasons...

One of 12 brand-new Learn with Peppa titles for 2024, consisting of wipe-clean titles, sticker activity books, and innovative novelty formats. Learn all about the water cycle with Peppa and her friends! Did you know that the water on Earth is used over and over again? Follow Peppa and friends as they investigate the water cycle. Have fun pulling the...

An official full-colour LEGO reader, filled with your favourite Justice League characters. It's summer in Gotham City, and Batman treats Robin, Beast Boy, and Starfire (the Teen Titans) to a day at the new Gotham City Carnival in return for their excellent grades. Little do they know that the carnival is a trap set by The Joker and his friends!...

An interactive nature book for little children, showing the water cycle through the journey of a raindrop. One Little Raindrop falls from the sky... Follow its incredible journey until it finally reaches the sea, where it evaporates to become part of a cloud and begin the cycle all over again. Cleverly designed holes on every page encourage interaction as readers...

Spark the love of learning with this picture-packed guide to changing weather for children aged 5-7 Follow our ever-changing skies and uncover the secrets of weather with this fully updated edition of Eyewonder Weather for children aged 5-7. Get ready to chase the wind, ride the waves, and dodge lightning as you dive into this book about weather for children....

'A warm hug of a book... like sitting by a roaring winter fire' JACKIE KAY Winter is the time to snuggle indoors without guilt; to curl up on the sofa with a good book or a box set, a hot drink or a wee whisky to hand. Val McDermid has always had a soft spot for winter: the bitter clarity...

Using luminous HUV printing, Bang immerses readers in the awe-inspiring phenomena of the natural world. In this follow-up to the highly acclaimed Glow, award-winning illustrator Jennifer N. R. Smith takes us on a breathtaking tour of the planet's most astonishing natural phenomena - from explosive volcanoes and geysers to dancing lights in the night sky. The Earth may seem solid...

SUNDAY TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR A nature diary by award-winning novelist, nature writer and hit podcaster Melissa Harrison, following her journey from urban south London to the rural Suffolk countryside. 'A writer of great gifts.' - Robert Macfarlane 'The journal of a writer to compare to Thomas Hardy. Melissa Harrison is among our most celebrated nature writers.' -...

A mini book of facts packed with maximum humour! Sure to engage anyone from the ages of 8 to 80 (and beyond), this is a funny, fascinating whistle-stop tour of the history and science of the universe, life on Earth, the ins and outs of biology, geography, geology, and the weather. Discover how life evolved and how it works, and...

A FACT-PACKED ADVENTURE INTO THE NATURAL WORLD Become an expert on planet Earth through fun facts and figures! From microscopic minerals to majestic mountains and everything in between, boost your knowledge about our amazing planet with more than 1,000 mind-blowing numbers. Stunning artworks, photographs, and fun graphics immerse you in the wonders of our world. Learn all about rocks, rivers,...

Join Spot and Dad as they splash in puddles on a rainy day in this new lift-the-flap story. It's raining! Can Spot and Dad find some puddles to splash in? In this new lift-the-flap story, Spot and Dad head out into the rain on a search for lots of big puddles to splash about in. But whilst they are on...

Brilliant and fundamental, this is the necessary book about our prime global emergency - Ian McEwan The news is full of hotly debated and divergent claims about the impacts and risks of climate change. Lawrence Krauss, one of the world’s most respected physicists and science popularisers, cuts through the confusion by succinctly presenting the underlying science of climate change. The...

Learn why it rains with the help of The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Learn why it rains with the help of The Very Hungry Caterpillar! In this nonfiction story, young readers can discover what rain is and why it falls. The miracles of nature come to life in this early-learning series centered around weather, featuring simple text and Eric Carle's classic...

Perfect for curious kids everywhere, The Secret Life of Clouds promises to inspire the next generation to care for the world around them. Packed with delightful stories and fascinating facts, this beautifully crafted book teaches children unforgettable lessons about nature and weather. Join Caspar, a fluffy cumulus cloud, as he guides young readers through a first exploration of the weather. Discover...

Step Inside Science: Weather introduces young readers to this fascinating subject. Find out how weather works in this fun and friendly book. Learn why it rains and snows, and the fascinating science that causes thunder, lightning, hurricanes, and rainbows.

A wonderful meditation on the English landscape in wet weather by the acclaimed novelist and nature writer, Melissa Harrison. Whenever rain falls, our countryside changes. Fields, farms, hills and hedgerows appear altered, the wildlife behaves differently, and over time the terrain itself is transformed. In Rain, Melissa Harrison explores our relationship with the weather as she follows the course of...

Brimming with knowledge and experience . . . delightful TRISTAN GOOLEY, DAILY TELEGRAPH A fabulous compendium of terror and disaster, expertise and courage ADAM NICOLSON, author of The Seabird's Cry Evokes panoramas of sea and land with confident flair WALL STREET JOURNAL What's in a cloud? What separates a tropical storm from a winter blizzard? And what exactly is El...

In a world facing a spiralling crisis caused by the most formidable elemental magic the world has ever witnessed, Amelio finds himself in the eye of the storm. As he awakens a dormant power within, he joins a brave band on a daring quest to tame the fury of nature itself.

A natural history of the skies—engineer and bubble scientist Dr Lucy Rogers invites us to explore the wonders of the air, sky, and space, understand the science, and appreciate the insights this offers about life on Earth. 'My only complaint about the writing of Lucy Rogers is that there isn't enough of it' – Tim Radford, Guardian Have you ever...

Earth's geology, landscapes, and weather explained through spectacular photography and simple illustration. Packed with fun facts and incredible visuals of everything from supervolcanoes to tsunamis, this is the only Earth encyclopedia for children you'll ever need. What makes volcanoes erupt? Why are tornadoes and hurricanes so destructive? How do rocks, fossils, and gems form? Explanatorium of the Earth takes you...

In this sweeping work of science and history, the renowned climate scientist and author of The New Climate War shows us the conditions on Earth that allowed humans not only to exist but thrive, and how they are imperilled if we veer off course. For the vast majority of its 4.54 billion years, Earth has proven it can manage just...

Passionate cloud spotter and bestselling author Gavin Pretor-Pinney gives you a cloud a day in his new book, A Cloud A Day. We know that spending a few moments a day with your head in the clouds has a profound effect on your well-being, which is why Gavin's Cloud Appreciation Society sends a cloud image and story every day to...