Weather Books

Good book for both undergrads and grads. also helpful as a reference book for researchers.

Not for the mathematically faint at heart, but an excelent tome on the mathematics describing weather as they existed at the time of publication. If you want to have a feel for how weather prediction by computer works, this is a good resource.

I really liked the illustrations, because they went so well with the words. It is written just the way I remembered Fall when I was younger. I would recommend this book to anybody who enjoys nature and ever jumped into a pile of leaves.

Sue Walker's long book-length poem that consists of an imagined conversation with the late Carson McCullers where both women share their stories is a very original way to cover the subject matter: her own life, a tribute to a woman and a writer she admires, and just commenting on Southern life. Each of the "Conecuh Series" books is worth reading, all are fairly short in length, and this one is the best one for fans of poetry.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It helped me understand about the weather. It explained many things and gave a lot of fun experiments to do and charts to look at. The information was shocking (lightning, get it?)! I truly loved this book. I am 11 years old.

It's Winter is the third book in a highly recommended series of four titles on the various seasons, and is packed with insights about winter, beautiful cut-paper art work, and suggestions for activities to enhance an appreciation of the season. All this comes in the form of a first-person story of a girl who observes and appreciates the pleasures of winter.

This is a wonderful book of poems. Each month of the year is described by a poem. The poetry is rich with metaphors, which enhances the reader's images. This can serve as a useful tool for introducing children to metaphors. Each poem has a (two-page) colorful, lifelike illustration, which captures the unique feeling of each month. The children in the illustrations are from different racial backgrounds. Although this book is intended for children it can be enjoyed by all. I highly recommend this enriching and colorful collection of poems.

John Constable is arguably one of the finest painters in the history of British art. John Constable's Skies: A Fusion Of Art And Science is an impressive compilation of his sky and weather paintings, against which John Thornes (Reader in Applied Meteorology and Director of the Atmospheric Impacts Research Group within the School of Geography and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham) provides an extensive and informative meteorological framework for reading "the skies of landscape art". Thornes analyses Constable's meteorological understanding and enhances our understanding and appreciation for what Constable was able to achieve with his art. John Constable's Skies is essential reading for all John Constable enthusiasts, and an important contribution to study of British art history.

I am a native Spanish speaker. I've been reading this book in Spanish to my granddaughter who just turned 1 year old. The pictures, colors and expressions on the faces are terrific. The different cultures and races portrayed playing together and outside are delightful. Although this book is rated for more advanced ages, I found that my granddaughter now pays very close attention, smiles, and copies the faces as I read along. For example, "Hacemos pucheros." This book will be fun for her for some time. I look forward to when it rains and she can actually say, "Jugamos en los charcos que forma la lluvia."

Excellent introduction to sunshine and its effects on weather and seasons. Good photos and easy to read text in Spanish and English. There is a glossary and index. Karen Woodworth-Roman, Children's Science Book Review