Copyright Date:
2006
Edition Date:
1993
Release Date:
05/23/06
Pages:
30 pages
ISBN:
0-06-088439-8
ISBN 13:
978-0-06-088439-0
Dewey:
551
LCCN:
2006279216
Dimensions:
26 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
Horn Book
(Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2000)
Determined to get a good view of the royal parade, "egg boy" Humpty Dumpty perches on top of a brick wall. But when Humpty loses his balance and topples through the roof of the king's carriage, it's up to shy King Moe to put all of Humpty's pieces together again. Collage art makes this slight tale visually interesting but doesn't make up for a forced and awkward rhyme scheme in the text.
School Library Journal
Gr 4-7-As with Simon's previous titles on the individual planets (Morrow), this book is a perfect marriage of words and pictures. Each high-quality, full-color photograph or diagram is truly a work of art, suitable for framing. The large-print text, sometimes superimposed on the illustrations, is easy to read. Beginning with the general effects of the sun and the Earth's rotation, continuing with wind patterns, temperature, clouds, and precipitation, and concluding with smog and the greenhouse effect, the author lucidly discusses all of the terms and elements that constitute tropospheric weather. Instruments and the possible affects of human activity on the atmosphere are touched upon. Unfortunately, the full-page diagrams that demonstrate the way the sun warms the Earth and the speed of its rotation do not clearly explain those phenomena. Gail Gibbons's Weather Words and What They Mean (Holiday, 1990) covers much of the same information, but has a cartoon format. Martyn Bramwell's Weather (Watts, 1988; o.p.) is for older readers.-Meryl Silverstein, American Museum of Natural History, New York City
Word Count:
2,250
Reading Level:
6.3
Interest Level:
2-5
Accelerated Reader:
reading level: 6.3
/ points: 0.5
/ quiz: 10184
/ grade: Middle Grades
Reading Counts!:
reading level:5.8 /
points:2.0 /
quiz:Q14568
Lexile:
AD1020L
Guided Reading Level:
R
Fountas & Pinnell:
R
Join award-winning science writer Seymour Simon in this picture book introduction to weather! This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It’s a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.
Ever wonder what makes the wind blow? Or where clouds come from, or rain? And what about the warmth of a summer day?
Every day we experience weather, but why do we experience the weather the way we do?
With clear, simple text and stunning full-color photographs, readers will learn all about the way weather works in this informative picture book!
Perfect for young scientists’ school reports, this book supports the Common Core State Standards.
Check out these other Seymour Simon books about Weather:
- Global Warming
- Hurricanes
- Lightning
- Storms
- Tornadoes
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