AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Christaine Dorion/Beverly Young
GENRE: Nonfiction/Informational Picture Book
READING LEVEL: 5-8 years
READING LEVEL: 5-8 years
BRIEF OVERVIEW: Teaches readers the different elements that make up weather and where the elements come from such as rain, wind, and how to predict weather. It also introduces the formation of a hurricane as well as climate.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will summarize the formation of a cloud (as if they are the cloud) and perform a science experiment to demonstrate condensation and evaporation (or any science experiment from the book). Place a small jar upright in a large bowl filled with an inch of water. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put a pebble on top of the jar. Place the bowl outside for a few days and see what happens.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Tachovia Kendrick VSU Teacher Candidate
