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1) Weather
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"An exciting introduction to the weather all around us!"--
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Red sky at night, sailor's delight. And, the next morning, when the dew is on the grass, no rain will come to pass. These are the perfect conditions for a grandfather to take his grandchildren out on a fishing trip. Especially since, as the saying goes, when the wind is from the West, then the fishes bite the best. The family takes a boat out on the lake, fishing and swimming and eventually camping out on a nearby island, taking full advantage of...
Author
Series
Upside-down magic volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When Willa's upside-down magic rains, it pours. Clouds form under ceilings. Classrooms get flooded. Umbrellas must always be nearby, just in case Willa has an outburst. Willa hates being the source of such sogginess. Even worse, the more she rains, the badder she feels...and the badder she feels, the more she rains. All the storminess is threatening to drown her good grades and flood all her friendships. Is there any way to use magic to make the clouds...
4) Windy days
Author
Series
Publisher
Pajama Press Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Rhyming couplets celebrate windy weather, the sensory experience of wind, and the activities it makes possible from a preschooler's perspective. Mixed-media collage art shows young children engaging in outdoor activities, including scattering milkweed seeds, spinning pinwheels, flying kites, and struggling against a strong wind. A final page includes age-appropriate STEM activities related to wind."--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The joy of the changing seasons means saying hello to new but familiar rituals, like spring picnics in the park or homemade lemonade in summer. But there's also the bittersweet feeling of doing something for the last time, like mowing the lawn one final time on a brown day in autumn or watching the last of the geese fly south"--
Author
Publisher
Islandport Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
So begins a celebration of the four seasons, as a young girl explores, with family and friends, the mud of spring, sand and wind in the summer, leaves and pumpkins in the fall, and the joys of snow in winter. Toddlers will enjoy listening to, and repeating, the easy rhyming text that invites them to use all their senses to experience the world changing around them.
Author
Series
Heidi Heckelbeck volume 33
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After a week of non-stop rain, Heidi Heckelbeck and her friends' dreams of building snowmen and ice skating in the park are quickly washing away, until Heidi uses a little magic to help Mother Nature.
9) Weather
Author
Series
Nerdy babies volume 4
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Nerdy babies are curious about everything. Do you ever wonder about the weather? Experience, sunshine, wind, rain and all the weather patterns that might be in the forecast.
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Summer, Fall, Winter, or Spring the Weather Girls are ready for whatever the seasons might bring! Follow these busy girls as they climb mountains, fly hot-air balloons, and soak in a rainbow-sky sunset. Charming rhyming verse and adorable art make this picture book irresistible and perfect for sharing!
11) To catch a cloud
Author
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"An epic story, full of danger wrapped up as a sea shanty from enormously talented poet Elena de Roo and rising star illustrator Hannah Peck. A boy and a dog follow a cloud out to sea, but as the weather worsens he relies on the whales and waves to bear him home."-- Amazon.
12) Spark
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Naturally quiet since birth, Mina and her stormbeast, Pixit, lead others like themselves in defying authority and attempting to spread the truth that Alorria's idyllic weather comes at a steep cost.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kane Press, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A magical umbrella takes Heather and her team to experience a superstorm and help someone in need. Weather terms, information about ways people can mitigate the effects of climate change, and weather experiments supplement the story"--
15) Peril in Paris
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Teens Marinette and Adrien assume their superhero personas to stop a weather-controlling supervillain from unleashing chaos on the City of Light.
17) Soaked!
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A hula-hooping moose, a badger with a bumblebee umbrella and a rabbit in a cashmere sweater, show their grumpy bear friend that a day of fun does not have to depend on sunshine and blue skies.
19) Sunny
Author
Publisher
Roaring Book Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Most people would say there is nothing good about trudging to school on a rainy day. Most people would say that being carried away by the wind and dropped into the middle of a tumultuous sea is a very bad sort of situation. No, most people wouldn't like that at all. But, Sunny isn't most people. Sunny likes to look on the bright side. And when things get exceedingly bleak? Well, isn't that what friends are for?--
20) Heatwave
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A picture book from an award-winning artist that uses vibrant reds and blues to stunningly evoke the intensity of a heatwave and the refreshing relief that comes with an unexpected downpour of a cooling rain. Sweltering. Sweating. It’s 100 degrees… even in the shade. Games are canceled, temperatures reach record highs. The sun is hot. Finally, a wind picks up. One rain drop. Then another. A downpour. The sun sets and the moon rises, Relief...
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