All About the Weather (World of Wonder) - Hardcover

Van Gageldonk, Mack

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1605372625 ISBN 13: 9781605372624

Publisher: Clavis Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

An informative book filled with fun facts about the weather and nature, with beautiful photographs and playful illustrations. For children ages 5 and up.

The weather is different every day. Sometimes the sky is blue and the sun is shining; sometimes the sky is filled with clouds and it’s raining. And sometimes there is so much wind, you can hardly walk. In winter, when soft snowflakes fall from gray skies, you can make a snowman! Weather can be fun, but it can also be dangerous, like when there’s a tornado. In this book, you’ll find out more about the beautiful, exciting, and dangerous sides of the weather.

About this title

About the Author

Mack van Gageldonk is an author, graphic designer, and illustrator from the Netherlands. He was educated at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, where he began drawing funny and educational cartoons about animals. Mack is a regular illustrator at the Royal Zoo of Rotterdam and is the author of several children’s books, in which animals often are the lead characters.

From the Back Cover

The weather is different every day. Sometimes the sky is blue and the sun is shining; sometimes the sky is filled with clouds and it s raining. And sometimes there is so much wind, you can hardly walk. In winter, when soft snowflakes fall from gray skies, you can make a snowman! Weather can be fun, but it can also be dangerous, like when there s a tornado. In this book, you ll find out more about the beautiful, exciting, and dangerous sides of the weather.
An informative book filled with fun facts about the weather and nature, with beautiful photographs and playful illustrations. For children aged 5 and up."

From the Inside Flap

The weather is different every day. Sometimes the sky is blue and the sun is shining; sometimes the sky is filled with clouds and it's raining. And sometimes there is so much wind, you can hardly walk. In winter, when soft snowflakes fall from gray skies, you can make a snowman! Weather can be fun, but it can also be dangerous, like when there's a tornado. In this book, you'll find out more about the beautiful, exciting, and dangerous sides of the weather.

An informative book filled with fun facts about the weather and nature, with beautiful photographs and playful illustrations. For children aged 5 and up.

Reviews

K-Gr 2—A light introduction to the main aspects of weather. The work is broken down into four sections: "Wind and Rain," "Cold and Warmth," "Clouds and Light," and "More About the Weather." Each spread contains two large photographs accompanied by a short paragraph and a comprehension question for readers (a photograph of a collapsed house is paired with the question "What did the hurricane break?"). The text is accessible, concentrating on descriptions of each weather phenomenon and what children can expect before, during, and after. Humorous cartoon animal friends are superimposed on some of the photographs (for the spread on "Ice," the illustrated creatures are shown slipping and skating). The text is kid-friendly and allows students to ponder their own personal experience ("Dew" asks readers to spend a morning looking at dewy grass). The lack of page numbers, a table of contents, and an index, along with occasional unclear observations, such as "Hurricanes only appear in a few places on earth" (without a further explanation of where those "few" places are), limits this book's ability to be used as an informational source. VERDICT A general purchase for those looking for a lower-elementary introduction to weather.—Kristen Todd-Wurm, Middle Country Public Library, NY

Edition details

• Publisher: Clavis Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1605372625
• ISBN 13: 9781605372624
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Van Gageldonk Mack
• Number of pages: 80