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How
the Weather Works
Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness
Science Guides (UK),
Reader's Digest (US),
RD
Press (Australia)
This is the book that lets young readers find
out for themselves what makes weather happen. Along
with simple, straightforward explanations of different
weather conditions there are dozens of simple experiments
and demonstrations you can perform at home. If
you need special equipment for them, they describe
how to make it. You can make your own barometer
to measure air pressure, you can prove that air
has weight, measure the rainfall, and many more.
You can even make your own cold front.
The book also contains a 28-page cloud atlas. This
section explains how clouds are classified, then
uses photographs to illustrate the main types
and captions to explain what they are and what
they mean.
"From Gaia to the building of a weather station,
weather lore to El Niño, humidity to jet
streams, its range is staggering. But even better
are the many simple experiments featured in its
pages. ... As good as its title: after reading
this you really will begin to understand how the
weather works." Fred Pearce, New Scientist.
"... probably something for anyone aged 7
to 90, and certainly a huge amount of educational
rainy-day play for those with a Blue-Peterish turn
of mind." The Independent on Sunday.
"... Beautifully crisp photographs and a
lucid text combine to explore meteorology through
active involvement. Here is a splendid resource
for teachers and children --- or for a family to
do real science together at home." Dennis
Ashton, Times Educational Supplement.
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