Reading Books About Weather in Your Lives

                           TORNADO

Pete the farmhand has to take care of a family ushered in from a corn field with dad stuck in an approaching tornado. After getting them into the storm, cellar he tells them tales of tornadoes and their effects when he was a child. The difference is he does it in a humorous way - like describing a doghouse deposited on the land with a dog unharmed inside. This educational book aboutr tornadoes is also a great story about a boy and his dog.

                               Byars, B., Bon-ami, D. (1997). Tornado. 
                                            Retreived from:  http://www.amazon.com/Weather-Nature-Books/b?ie=UTF8&node=3280


                             FLASH, CRASH, RUMBLE, AND ROLL

This is packed full of scientific experiments and facts about lightning, thunder, wind, and storms in general. Plenty of useful pictures and illustrations are included. The science of storms is made simple and easy to understand for the primary age group.

                               Branley, F., Kelley, T., (1999). Flash, crash, rumble, and roll.
                                           Retreived from: http://www.amazon.com/Weather-Nature-Books/b?ie=UTF8&node=3280


                                                    CLOUDS

More facts and inquisitive type experiments are within this book in the Let's read about science series. After reading this book and performing a couple of the experiments, a student will have a good basic knowledge of what a cloud is, how it forms, and what the different basic types of clouds mean. 

                                             Rockwell, A., Lessac, F. (2008). Cloud
                                                       Retreived from: http://www.amazon.com/Weather-Nature-Books/b?ie=UTF8&node=3280



                OH CAN YOU SAY WHAT'S THE WEATHER TODAY ?

The Cat in the Hat takes care of this general weather lesson. Told in rhymes and flowing sentences, this cute story also educates young children on the unpredictability of weather. Some new terms are introduced as well.

                                      Rabe, T., Ruiz, A. (2004). Oh can you say what's the weather today ?
                             Retreived from: http://www.amazon.com/Weather-Nature-Books/b?ie=UTF8&node=3280



                    THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: INSIDE A HURRICANE

A class takes a filed trip up in a hot air balloon, only to find themselves in a hurricane. This adventure is filled with learning information about hurricanes mixed with quite an entertaining story.

                                     Cole, J., Degan, B., (1996). The magic school bus: Inside a hurricane.
                                                  Retreived from: http://www.amazon.com/Weather-Nature-Books/b?ie=UTF8&node=3280







.

---