Books in Science of Weather series

Describes the process of how tornadoes can form. Also includes explanations of updrafts, downdrafts, thunderstorms, rotation, and funnel clouds.

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Clouds come in all sorts of types, including cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus, and cirrus. Learn how to tell each cloud type apart.

Describes the characteristics of the weather that make up the different types of climates around the world.

Presents information about rainy days to beginning readers, including high-impact photos, close photo-to-text match, a picture glossary, and a comprehension question. F&P Text Level Gradient: Level A.

Presents an overview of the water cycle by following the water from a puddle as it evaporates, rises, condenses, joins a cloud, forms into raindrops, and falls to earth in different places.

Find out about the different types of winds, including global winds, trade winds, local winds, and breezes. Learn about extreme wind weather like hurricanes and tornadoes.

Discusses the similarities and differences between the forms of precipitation: rain, snow, and hail.

Describes what a heat wave is, and how it affects both city life and country life.

Describes the process of how thunderstorms can form. Also includes explanations of downdrafts, storm cells, supercells, electric energy, thunder, lightning, squall lines, hail, and wind bursts.

Sunrises, sunsets, rainbows - all these things come from the sun. Sunshine also gives us light, warmth, food, and creates all of our weather.