Books in Science of Weather series

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

While investigating rain, learn about the water cycle and problems with rain, including droughts and floods.

Describes the process of how hurricanes can form. Also includes explanations of tropical storms and a storm surge.

Discusses how and why storms develop, what happens when storms destroy roads and buildings, and how storms threaten farmers.

What happens when winter brings blizzards? Bright illustrations and lyrical text help kids understand the characteristics of this chilling weather phenomenon, including whiteouts, strong winds, snowdrifts, and wind chills. A perfect read-aloud for young science lovers and budding meteorologists.

Discusses how people cope with, use, and control wind, exploring its effects on clothing, housing, and natural disasters.

While investigating rain, learn about the water cycle and problems with rain, including droughts and floods.

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.

Describes how thunderstorms, hailstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards form, and discusses how they affect the environment and people.

Discusses snow, how it is formed and used, and how people dress, live, travel, and play in it.

Explains the principles of air movement, air pressure, and seasonal winds and describes the effects of the wind on landforms, farming, and climate.

Discusses how snow is formed in the atmosphere, the various forms it takes when falling to earth, the conditions snow creates on the earth, and its effect on plants and animals.