Weather (First Discovery Books) [Hardcover]

Pascale De Bourgoing (Author), Sophie Kniffke (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1991 | Series: First Discovery Books

Explores the various aspects of the weather and the changing seasons on spiral-bound transparent pages.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2-- Clear acetate sheets between the standard pages illustrate color or weather changes in these two books. Colors begins with the three primary colors, using the sheets to show first the outside, then the inside of a colored pencil, magic marker, and paintbrush. Then the strength of the format becomes apparent, as the acetate sheets facilitate secondary colors. Pink ice cream becomes orange sherbet; a blue frog takes on its proper green shade, etc. The changes are sophisticated and will require further explanation; moreover, the images on the sheets do not always line up with those on the pages. Weather works more like a book by John Goodall, with the plastic sheets advancing the story much as his half-pages do. A cold autumn day is followed by snow falling on the acetate page; it in turn transforms a fall landscape into a snowy one, complete with snowman. The story is rather slight, but it does convey weather's propensity for quick changes, and children will enjoy the gimmick. Both books will require adults to explain the principles to younger children, but those in the primary grades will acquire scientific information painlessly. --Karen K. Radtke, Milwaukee Public Library
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Scholastic (October 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590452347
• ISBN-13: 978-0590452342
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #349,315 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Weather for all ages, June 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Weather (First Discovery Books) (Hardcover)

The book Weather in the 'First Discovery Book Series' provides a fun introduction to weather that is suitable for children of a wide range of ages. It is an clever concept to use transparent flaps to demonstrate how weather can change the feel of a scene. Although my son is only two, he loves to flip the clear plastic leaves and watch the weather turn from cloudy to rainy or from frosty to snowy. He has learned many facts about weather from this book and loves to comment on what the current conditions outside are. Clearly, though, this book will be even more appropriate for an older child as it includes fun scientific facts which help them understand a few basic concepts about weather. Thus it should provide entertainment and education for many years to come.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars weather and seasons, November 18, 2000

By 

Elizabeth Breuning (Cedar Rapids, IA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Weather (First Discovery Books) (Hardcover)

I found this book while looking for books to use in my seasons unit. I automaticaly fell in love with it. The author does a wonderful job using plastic paper images to represent the changes that occur throughout the seasons. This helps children visualize everything from spring showers and thunderstorms, to rainbows, to the freezing of a pond in the winter. I used this book in my kindergarten class, and they were fascinated by the illustrations that went along with the literature.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Papa..Why does it rain?, December 1, 2001

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M. Bennett "distance_cyclist" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Weather (First Discovery Books) (Hardcover)

Our 4 year old son started asking why we have rain, snow, cloudy and sunny weather. As an active sailor, I am constatnly confronted with the forces of nature and I explain a lot of the mysteries of weather to many adults. I tried to unveil the magic of weather to my son but he did not quite comprehend what I was talking about. After recieving this book he took great interest in looking at the pictures and playing with the transparencies on each page to better understand the environment around him. The author has created a small, informative and entertaining book with illistrations that allow children to remember through pictures. This is a great book for young children and adults to read together.