The perfect incentive for keeping your head in the clouds, The Cloud Collector's Handbook is a whimsical guide to the wonders of the sky. Throughout, author and cloud expert Gavin Pretor-Pinney catalogs a variety of clouds and gives readers points for spotting them and recording their finds. This fun and useful book features gorgeous full-color photographs that showcase a new type of cloud on every spread, from fluffy cumulus to the super rare horseshoe vortex to the wispy noctilucent clouds that hang at the fringes of space. Sure to be a hit with both aspiring and seasoned cloud gazers, this clever handbook will have everyone looking up.
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"I immediately fell in love with The Cloud Collector's Handbook." - Brain Pickings
"Gavin Pretor-Pinney'sdreamy and beautiful The Cloud Collector's Handbook will turn your family into cloud chasers and cloud connoisseurs." -My Daily Find.
"Gavin Pretor-Pinney'sdreamy and beautiful The Cloud Collector's Handbook will turn your family into cloud chasers and cloud connoisseurs." -My Daily Find.
About the Author
Gavin Pretor-Pinney is the founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society, a global organization that fights "blue-sky thinking." He is also the co-founder and creative director of The Idler magazine and author of the best-selling The Cloudspotter's Guide. He lives in Somerset, England.
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54 of 58 people found the following review helpful
By C. Green
Format:Hardcover
I was looking for a way to connect with my 10 yr old grandson. This book
has been just the thing. We have been able to use the book to gain points as
we "collect" different types and formations of clouds. We compare notes and meet
at McDonalds to discuss and see what we have collected. I have learned alot about
clouds and have come to appriciate them more. The book is well written and the
pictures are great. There is even a "cloud" web site to go to. Share a cloud
with your children or grandchildren. It's fun!!
has been just the thing. We have been able to use the book to gain points as
we "collect" different types and formations of clouds. We compare notes and meet
at McDonalds to discuss and see what we have collected. I have learned alot about
clouds and have come to appriciate them more. The book is well written and the
pictures are great. There is even a "cloud" web site to go to. Share a cloud
with your children or grandchildren. It's fun!!
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This little handbook is a great extension from the Cloud Spotter's Guide. It is compact and robust enough to cart around with you, and has the same wit and concise information that made our Founder's guide so enjoyable. It suggests that as you accumulate clouds, you can take photos of them, and link the notes to the photos. This will allow us to compete aggressively with other cloud spotters in amassing beautiful and exotic clouds. I have only just started, but I think this is going to turn me into a cloud connoisseur. The photo examples in the book are very clear, and it has an image index at the back to help you work out what has taken your fancy.
CAS Member No.: 15980
CAS Member No.: 15980
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Who would have thought that you could get so much enjoyment out of a little book about clouds? I got this as a gift and am completely enchanted. I thought I already knew a lot about clouds but this book has taught me so much! In particular, I knew the major groups, but there are dozens of cloud varieties that I am learning to recognize. Fun fun fun!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
All about clouds
I bought the book because it was recommended by artist for artist who wanted to paint clouds. It is helpful to understand the makeup of the different kinds of clouds, what... Read more
Published 7 days ago by Roena King
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Problem is, I cannot rate the CLOUD COLECTOR'S HANDBOOK as I sent it as a gift. The showercaps were too large for me-- but there was nothing wrong with them--
Published 1 month ago by Irene J.Saks
5.0 out of 5 stars
Spotting clouds
Amazing what we can enjoy but just raising our head and look into the sky = now clouds gives me an extra dimension of beauty of the earth in this good illustrated book!
Published 1 month ago by Gerald Bassleer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun and educational
I ordered a copy for myself and my grandsons and we are all loving all the information as well as playing a scavenger type hunt when out and about and the clouds are over head.
Published 1 month ago by deborah calkins
4.0 out of 5 stars
Love the humorous presentation
Great book for cloud identification. It's designed to allow you to check off clouds as you view them with points given depending on how unusual the cloud. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Robin "Cat" Billau
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cloud Apprecation is Fun
The only reason I did not give this book a 5 star rating is because it is a tad small for my aging eyes. If it were larger, it would have gotten all 5 stars. Read more
Published 2 months ago by visualpurple
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Fun & Informative Read
You know, if you are at all interested in clouds, you're gong to find this book charming at the very least. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Courtney A. Mcalister
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just a Fun Book
Most kids love clouds, but as adults I think we lose touch with our former joys. This book enables a person to recapture that feeling while learning some interesting facts and... Read more
Published 3 months ago by R. Margaret Frisina
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Nature and Joy of Collecting Clouds
Great read for all ages. This book has something for everyone. You will find nature and science collide in the World of Collecting Clouds. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Bonnie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for a cloud enthusiest
Got this as a gift for my sister, she absolutely loves it! It's like an encyclopedia of clouds, with pictures to go along with each type and a place for you to record the clouds... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Sarah Nelson
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