Weather Book : Everything Kids

From Tornadoes to Snowstorms, Puzzles, Games, and Facts That Make Weather for Kids Fun!

By: Joseph Snedeker

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Paperback | 18 October 2012

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144 Pages

Age
7+

Grade
2+

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1 x 23.4 x 20.3

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Have you ever wondered what happens in the eye of a tornado or how hurricanes gain their strength? From lightning and snow-day blizzards to rainbows and monsoons, The Everything Kids' Weather Book gives you an exciting look into all the action that happens in the sky, including:

The difference between cirrus and stratocumulus clouds
How meteorologists predict the weather
What the term "a perfect storm" means
How to build a weather station of your own
Why storms depend on how cold and warm fronts interact
How to create weather experiments at home
The effects of global warming on our planet

Filled with hundreds of exciting facts and thirty fun weather puzzles and games, The Everything Kids' Weather Book is perfect for finding out how a barometer works, which cloud is a nimbus cloud, what causes hailstorms - and everything in between!

About the Author

Joe Snedeker, Med, is a meteorologist for WNEP-TV in the Scranton-Pocono Region of Pennsylvania. He has a BS in earth and space science/meteorology from the Millersville University of Pennsylvania and an MEd in biology/environmental science from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. Joe was a public high school science teacher for more than ten years and currently teaches science and meteorology at Marywood University when he is not totally immersed in his family: his wife, Dawn, and his three children, Joey, Lucas, and Aleah. He lives in Jermyn, PA.

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Introduction	p. 6
Weather, Weather Everywhere?	p. 7
What Is Weather?	p. 8
How Earth Got Its Air	p. 9
What Is Air?	p. 12
A Meteorologist's Playground	p. 13
Weather on Other Planets	p. 16
Earth's Changing Weather and Global Warming	p. 17
Under Pressure	p. 21
Air Has Weight	p. 22
Air: Heavier Than an Elephant, Lighter Than a Feather	p. 22
Air Moves, Just Watch the Wind	p. 25
Measuring the Weight of the Air	p. 26
The Highs and Lows of Weather Maps	p. 29
Water in the Air and Clouds in the Sky	p. 35
How Water Changes Form	p. 36
Dew, Frost, and Fog	p. 38
The Making of Clouds	p. 40
Clouds and More Clouds	p. 42
Earth's Weather, from the Equator to the Poles	p. 47
What Goes Up Must Come Down	p. 48
Rainforests, Deserts, and Earth's Weather Zones	p. 50
Winds Across the Earth	p. 52
Battle Zones over the United States	p. 55
Jet Stream Dips and Dives	p. 57
You Can't Get Away from Them: Fronts	p. 59
Why Fronts Are Important	p. 60
The Cold Front	p. 61
The Warm Front	p. 62
Occluded and Stationary Fronts	p. 64
The Perfect Storm	p. 66
You Tilted What?	p. 67
Weather Maps and Forecasting: Do It Yourself	p. 73
How a Meteorologist Predicts the Weather	p. 74
Weather Stations and Observations	p. 75
Weather Maps: What You See Is What You Get	p. 78
Jet Stream Maps: What You Don't See Is What You Get	p. 80
The Magic of the Green Screen	p. 84
Severe Weather	p. 87
The Ingredients of Severe Weather	p. 88
Hurricanes: Large and in Charge	p. 90
Tornadoes: Small and Out of Control	p. 92
Thunderstorms: The Electricity Is Out!	p. 95
Snowstorms: School Is Out!	p. 98
Light Shows in the Sky	p. 101
Why Is the Sky Blue and Red?	p. 102
Rainbows and Snowbows?	p. 105
There's a Ring Around the Sun!	p. 108
What's a Puddle Doing on the Highway? Mirages	p. 110
Northern Lights and Meteor Showers	p. 113
What Does a Meteorologist Do?	p. 117
Weather Stations	p. 118
Computers, Satellites, and Forecasting Tools	p. 121
Careers in Meteorology	p. 123
Behind the Scenes of a TV Meteorologist	p. 127
From a Weather Hobby to a Meteorologist	p. 131
Resources	p. 134
Puzzle Answers	p. 135
Index	p. 141
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Weather Book : Everything Kids

From Tornadoes to Snowstorms, Puzzles, Games, and Facts That Make Weather for Kids Fun!

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