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Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
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1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations.
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English
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Weather Watchers: Predicting the Weather gives young readers in kindergarten to grade 2 an introduction to the science behind weather prediction. This book includes an age-appropriate activity that enhances comprehension, which can be done at home or in the classroom.
Each book in the Weather Watchers series focuses on a particular topic, giving readers an introduction to different types of weather, weather measurement methods, the ways weather...
5) Tornadoes
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With winds that can reach speeds of three hundred miles an hour and funnel clouds that can measure a mile in diameter, tornadoes leave enormous damage in their wake. Now Seymour Simon examines these twisting columns of air and destruction. Simon explains how tornadoes are formed, why and when they are most likely to occur, how scientists classify and track them -- and what to do if one touches down. Full-color photographs show this powerful phenomenon...
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Earth's weather and natural disasters are important topics in the early elementary curriculum, but they're also dazzling, high-interest subjects that are sure to wow readers of all ages. Text about storms, blizzards, hurricanes, tornadoes, and more is accompanied by amazing photographs of weather phenomena. Where is the rainiest place on Earth? Which hurricane earned the nickname "Frankenstorm"? How hot is a bolt of lightning? Readers will find the...
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In order to throw Dankhart off their trail, Angus, Dougal, and Indigo go into hiding, but when they discover the existence of blue dragon scales that would allow a storm prophet to control multiple fire dragons, Angus and his friends go on a quest to locate all four scales.
10) Weather
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How strong is the wind? Is it possible to tell the time using sunshine? How much water is in a handful of snow? In this title, students will conduct experiments to help them better understand weather. Kids will also investigate concepts such as how swirling air creates a tornado. Using everyday items that can easily be found around the house, students will transform into scientists as they carry out step-by-step experiments to answer interesting questions....
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For years hillwalkers and climbers have struggled to understand the complexities of weather systems. Written by a professional weather forecaster, Weather for Hillwalkers provides invaluable insight to the beginner and veteran alike.
Now in a new edition, Malcolm Thomas offers an understanding of the principles of the elements - the causes of wind, rain, snow, cloud, fog, thunder and clear skies - and looks at how they are affected by mountains and...
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Deutsch
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Unter dem Titel "Die Phänologie, ein Grenzgebiet zwischen Biologie und Wissenschaft" erschien im Jahre 1875 ein Werk, das in heutiger Zeit besondere Anerkennung verdient. Der Herausgeber gab dem Werk den Titel "Beitrag zum Klimawandel - Phänologie". So wird dem ursprünglichen wissenschaftlichen Anspruch Rechnung getragen. Im 19. Jahrhundert erlebt die Phänologie große Beachtung und wird damit zu einer wesentlichen Grundlage der heutigen Wettervoraussage....
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Climate Change is a major threat to our way of life, and requires urgent political action to remedy its many threats, but is it a symptom rather than the disease? This book argues that the problem lies deep in our commitment to the quest for ever increasing economic growth. At some time in the 1970s the Western World passed a point of economic satiety beyond which further economic growth was of little benefit, and indeed was counter-productive, to...
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Simply, accurately, and graphically, this Golden Guide explains:
Massive movements of the atmosphere
Weather instruments and how they are used
The origins, development, and effects of storms
How to interpret weather maps
Full-color illustrations and up-to-date facts help you understand the fascinating phenomena of weather, and how changes are predicted.
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Español
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El libro es un relato donde se exalta al Creador Dios, con sus máximas creaciones, el hombre primeramente y después con esta bestia que ronda los mares, en este relato Dios, muestra la grandeza y destreza de esta bestia a su siervo Job, lógico no es animal común y corriente como los que estamos acostumbrados a mirar, esta es una bestia simbólica con una característica de destrucción, pues es un sistema de calentamiento de agua para el bienestar...
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Ohio can be a land of weather extremes. There are droughts followed by flood, arctic cold and soaring heat in one year, a Christmas warmed to 70 degrees and a Christmas white with thirty inches of snow. Ice jams on the Sandusky River and tornadoes across its southern counties, wind storms in Cleveland and floods in the Ohio River Valley inspire Ohioans to 'remember when.' Thomas and Jeanne Schmidlin, native Ohioans, have brought together data from...
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Winter is no time to limit nature activity! In Discover Nature in Winter, informative background on winter stargazing, wildlife behavior, deciduous and coniferous trees, melt-freeze cycles, and much more are paired with hands-on explorations that bring this season to life-no matter where you live. These simple, nonintrusive activities require only common household items-pencil, notebook, magnifying glass, bug box, ruler-and a bit of natural curiosity....
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In an ever-changing world full of magnificent creatures and vibrant ecosystems, there exists a microcosmic realm that thrives in discreet silence. Unseen by the naked eye, these microscopic organisms play an essential role in maintaining the delicate balance of nature. Yet, amidst the vast array of life forms, there lurks a hidden crisis silently unraveling the foundations of our microbial biodiversity. Unbeknownst to many, a gradual and unsettling...