How the Weather Works by Christiane Dorion

Learn about the science of weather in How the Weather Works by Christiane Dorion. It is an accessible, gorgeously illustrated science book, answering children’squestions about how the weather works.  Journey through rain and snow, sunshine and sleet, and even terrifying hurricanes in this beautifully illustrated book of weather. Richly informative text from Christiane Dorion combines with Beverley Young’s painterly illustrations, taking children on a bright and beautiful discovery of our planet’s wildly wonderful and ever-unpredictable weather. Ages 7 – 11 years

How the Weather Works by Christiane Dorion has a double page covering each topic, answering the following questions:

• What causes the weather? – sun, atmosphere
• Why do we get seasons? – position of sun relative to Earth, what makes up the weather
• Where does rain come from? – water cycle, types of rainfall
• What is a weather front? – cloud spotting, air pressure
• Why does the wind blow? – global winds, local winds, Coriolis effect
• How can we predict the weather – old sayings, modern methods, interpreting a weather map (as seen on TV)
• What is a hurricane? – includes an excellent visual explanation
• What is extreme weather? – tornadoes, sandstorms, blizzards, hurricane hunters
• What is climate? – microclimates, polar, tropical, mountain, mediterranean, temperate, arid, continental climates
• What was climate like in the past? – timeline from pre-cambrian period to Quaternary period
• Are we changing the climate? – fossil fuels, the greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases
• What evidence do we have? – what’s changing and what the future holds

Paperback book 254 x 275 mm with 32 pages