Visually appealing, well-organised, informative, a real treat for both parents and children who want to know more and understand better a variety of natural phenomena related to the weather. The book covers the five layers of the atmosphere, oceans and seas and how they help to spread the heat around the planet, the Beaufort scale of wind strength measurement, the water cycle, a clear guide to basic cloud types, rain, hail and lightning, extreme weather such as hurricanes, tornadoes and droughts, and, of course, the Earth's climate change. In short, this is a marvellously comprehensive introduction into meteorology, written in an accessible way and coupled with practical activities and experiments to let the young reader discover how the science of the weather works.
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awesome kids book.
we loved the illustrations.
the story was unique & easy to read!

I received an electronic ARC from Quarto Publishing Group through NetGalley.
Terrific non-fiction series for elementary readers. Green challenges readers to learn about and explore weather. Quick facts on each page provide bullets of info that go with the rest of the text. Illustrations and diagrams support the text.

This, one of four 'My First Fact File' books I'm reviewing, is aimed at younger children. It's written as a print book (the content page has no clickable links to other pages in the ebook), and it was finely illustrated by Tom Woolley and written by Jen Green with some consultation with Adam Scaife.

It's about twenty pages long and it starts where everything starts - the Sun, (without which we - and even the planet itself - wouldn't exist!) and proceeds through the atmosphere, just like a sunbeam, explaining in some detail along the way how all of this interacts with oceans and winds to create a climate.

I really appreciated that it does not pull punches when it comes to talking about the indisputable fact that the climate is changing and this change has been caused by human activity. There are no cowardly and irresponsible presidential lies here. The book continues with all aspects of climate and weather, and covers biomes, the seasons, the water cycle, clouds, rain, snow, sleet, and hail, thunder and lightning, hurricanes and tornadoes, droughts, and floods. It's really excellent.

There are some practical experiments children can undertake as well, which makes the book fun, including testing air pressure, comparing wind speeds, demonstrating how seasons work, and making your own water cycle. These are simple, inexpensive things young children can safely, do and they looked like entertaining educational opportunities to me!

I commend this book as a worthy and educational read.

A winning format combines clearly written text about the essential aspects of weather with attractive, clearly labeled, colorful illustrations, “quick facts” and hands-on activities. This results in a fascinating, easy to understand introduction to the basics of weather. A great choice for budding meteorologists and anyone interested in weather.

This is a great book for young learners (elementary aged) to discover more about weather. The book covers a wide variety of topics from winds to biomes to hurricanes. In addition to colorful, simple illustrations, the pages are not overloaded with text, making it appealing to younger readers. As with the rest of the books in this series, I like that several hands-on crafts/experiments are included.

“Earths oceans help to spread heat from the sun around the globe.” This is one of MANY fun facts from the My First Fact File Weather book. I didn’t know this fact, and it seems like such an obvious thing now that I do. This book was fun to read, informative and interactive. I loved the illustrations and the fun activities throughout.

This type of learning appeals to me because it’s interesting and keeps you involved.