Clouds

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Paperback
Author: Anne Rockwell
Illustrator: Frane Lessac
Publisher: Collins
Publish Date: November 2008
Language: English
Reading Level: 3.9
EAN: 9780064452205

Overview

Read and find out about how to forecast a change in weather by looking at the clouds in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

At any given time, more than half the earth is covered with different types of clouds. Some are dark and scary rain clouds, and some are just big white puffs. What kind of cloud is in the sky above you, and what can you uexpect the weather to be? Instead of turning on the TV to find out what the weather will be, you can look out your window at the clouds.

This clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom, is a Level 1 Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

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Details

Pages: 40
Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.8 x 0.15 in
Interest Level: Lower Grade (LG)
Point Value: 0.5
ISBN: 0064452204