Weather

by John Farndon, D.K. Publishing (Publisher)

From violent hurricanes and electric storms to baking sunshine and torrential rain, discover the power and beauty of the weather.

Offering a unique introduction to nature through powerful visuals, the Eye Wonder reference series was developed for children ready for first books about the natural world. Full-color photography is paired with clearly written text to build a foundation for advanced exploration, helping show children a stunning new view of the world.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, School, Childrens

48 pages, Hardcover

First published March 15, 1992

About the author

John Farndon is an internationally known author, as well as a playwright, composer and songwriter, whose work has been performed at such theatres as the Donmar and Almeida in London and the Salisbury Playhouse and selected for showcases, such as Beyond the Gate.

He has written hundreds of books, which have sold millions of copies around the world in most major languages and include many best-sellers, such as the award-winning Do Not Open, which received rave reviews in the USA and became a cult-hit as well as featuring on the New York Times and Washington Post best-seller lists. In earlier years, he wrote mostly for children, and has been shortlisted a record four times for the junior Science Book prize. Books such as How Science Works and How the Earth Works each sold over a million copies worldwide. But recently he has written much more for adults.

Many of his books focus on popular science, and in particular earth science, nature, and environmental issues. His Practical Encyclopedia of Rocks and Mineral is widely used as a reference work by geologists, while The Atlas of Oceans, his big book on endangered life in the oceans for Yale in the USA (A&C Black in the UK and Australian Geographic in Australia), garnered glowing reports prepublication from major figures such as the Cousteaus, Carl Safina, Nancy Knowlton and Harm de Blij.

But he has covered a wide range of topics, from contemporary China to the food market. The history of ideas and intellectual curiosity is a particular speciality.

In 2010, his book for Icon Do You Think You're Clever? was a best-seller, reaching the top 20 on Amazon and the top 10 in South Africa and Turkey, and was shortlisted for the Society of Authors Education Award. The follow-up The World’s Greatest Idea was selected as one of the top 50 Wish List books of the year in South Africa.

He has been interviewed extensively on radio and TV stations around the world, and conducted talks, demonstrations and displays at many events, from the Brighton Science Festival to the Oxford Literary Festival.

Reviews

[Arleigh Stiff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Weather is a great informational text---I could imagine 2nd grade and above would enjoy reading this book. In over 45 pages, Weather describes many different elements of weather: seasons, precipitation, climates, forecasting, clouds, and more. There is even a detailed glossary in the back of the book with many definitions of the terms used throughout the book. There are large images on every page that definitely help enhance the topics covered. For example, on the page describing hail, there are images of different sizes of hail held in a hand so that readers are able to observe and accurately compare the different sizes.

Due to the large interest in informational texts in grades 2-5, I believe almost every student in upper elementary grades would be interested in this book, and also learn a lot from it.

[N. Ray · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had more info than the last one we read about weather. It did have quality pictures, but I wasn’t a fan of the formatting as it was very cluttered.

[MK · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book explains weather and climate, and the content is very short and concise compared to other DK books. You can read it in about 10 minutes, like a magazine column.

[Jbondandrews · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very interesting and colourful book. I have always been interested in weather and this book provides a wealth of information about all types of weather. Definitely worth more than one read.

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative weather book: my girls enjoyed learning about the clouds.

[Sarah Lane · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book includes all kinds of information about weTher, including the seasons, clouds, rain, wind, tornados, and climate changes. This also includes amazing photos of storms and the damage they can cause. There is a table of contents, glossary, and index.

[forthefamilyssake Hailey White · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is part of our NOEO Biology curriculum. Very informative and fantastic pictures we all enjoyed. My only annoyance is with the propaganda regarding the Eco system, which I suppose I half expected.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wonderful illustrations, as expected for a DK book. The level of detail is moderate, which my 7 and 9 year olds didn't like as much as I did.

[Jacob · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this book because it tells me a lot about what I didn't know about weather,and it tells me that there is no weather above the clouds.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

An enjoyable introduction to weather with full page illustrations/photographs.

[Nichole · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son and I read this as a part of Sunlight's Science C curriculum.