Weather (Eye Wonder) - Hardcover

DK Publishing

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0756603234 ISBN 13: 9780756603236

Publisher: PRENTICE HALL, 2004

Synopsis

From violent hurricanes and electric storms to baking sunshine and torrential rain, discover the power and beauty of the weather.

Offering a unique introduction to nature through powerful visuals, the Eye Wonder reference series was developed for children ready for first books about the natural world. Full-color photography is paired with clearly written text to build a foundation for advanced exploration, helping show children a stunning new view of the world.

About this title

From Booklist:

Reviewed with Caroline Bingham's Pyramid.

Gr. 2-5. These titles in the ongoing Eye Wonder series offer brief, photo-rich introductions to their subjects. Although Pyramid focuses on the famous Egyptian structures, it takes an international view, featuring spreads about pyramids in the Sudan, Java, and India as well as several pages of Mayan and Aztec ruins. The bulk of the material, though, examines the pyramids of Giza, with cross-sections of the Great Pyramid, an overview of artifacts and various theories of construction, and so on. Weather offers basic introductions to seasons, cloud formations, storms, wind, and pollution's impact on Earth's atmosphere. Weather is a less successful title, with a weaker text that includes some trite phrasing: "When an airplane flies above the clouds, the passengers have a magical view." The sharp color photographs are the strength of both titles. Despite a few hard-to-read layouts that position small type directly over images, the attractive spreads will bring readers up close to peach-size hail or the Sphinx's paw. Elementary-school students seeking quick definitions and photo examples can start here; report writers will want more substantive texts. Gillian Engberg
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About this edition

• Publisher: PRENTICE HALL
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0756603234
• ISBN 13: 9780756603236
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48