Exploring the Sky by Day: The Equinox Guide to Weather and the Atmosphere [Paperback]

Terence Dickinson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1988 | Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up

Winner of the Children's Roundtable Literature Information Book Award. Ideal for children, Exploring the Sky by Day offers fascinating insight into such phenomena as lightning, the 10 types of clouds, storms, solar haloes, sundogs, and sunsets. Brought to life with dozens of photographs and the color illustrations of John Bianchi the book provides an excellent introduction to weather and the atmosphere.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up The unpredictability of weather and its potential for disasters make sky watching an exciting activity for children and young people. This basic book begins by describing the ten kinds of clouds and the weather that they produce. Other atmospheric phenomena such as haloes, sun dogs, sunsets, and rainbows are also included. Some conditions are discussed or illustrated in great detail. The diagram showing six different kinds of precipitation which could all be produced by snow crystals subjected to a variety of air and ground conditions makes a winter weather forecast more intelligible. The book is beautifully illustrated with color photographs and paintings. Some are small, but all are accurately illustrative of the phenomenon described. The small print size and double-column layout will discourage marginal readers. Motivated readers will be sustained by Dickinson's attention to detail and the inclusion of information not overworked in the meteorological literature for this age group. Margaret M. Hagel, Norfolk Public Library System, Va.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Terence Dickinson is a prolific science writer specializing in astronomy. More than one million copies of his books are in print. He is the recipient of many national and international science awards, including the New York Academy of Sciences Book of the Year Award and the Royal Canadian Institute's Sandford Fleming Medal. He live near Kingston, Ontario. Dickinson's new edition of Nightwatch has already sold over 75,000 copies.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Firefly Books (September 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0920656714
• ISBN-13: 978-0920656716
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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