When the skies darken and the thunder rumbles, if you're like most of us, you're probably quick to grab the TV remote and check the weather. You want to know how bad the coming storm is going to be. Now, the most accurate and popular meteorologist in Kansas City Gary Lezak brings his meteorological expertise to a new medium-children's literature. "It's A Sunny Life!" is an adventure for rain or shine. It tells the story of Sunny the Weather Dog, as she becomes separated from Gary, and has to deal with the weather elements in a bonding adventure with her new pack members. Also included, after the beautiful and suspenseful children's story ends, is a special section, "Sunny's Weather Academy," which provides fun answers to all sorts of weather-related questions. What are the different types of clouds and what does each mean? Why does the weather change so quickly sometimes? What is precipitation? And, of special interest to parents, in the event of severe weather, what should you and your family do to stay safe. This special section is being enjoyed by kids of all ages.
Gary Lezak is a six-time Emmy Award-winning meteorologist and has two big passions in life – the weather and his dogs, both key inspirations for this story. The former chief meteorologist at KSHB-TV (NBC 41 Action News) in Kansas City, he brought the City of Fountains their most accurate weather forecasts for almost three decades. He writes a popular weather blog for the long-range forecasting site Weather2020.com, and his expertise continues to be a key component in the success of the 1 Weather mobile app – helping make it the most accurate and most downloaded weather app on the market.