Weather and Climate through Infographics
From the Series Super Science Infographics
Trying to breeze through weather and climate facts just might cause a brain freeze! You’re showered with details about extreme temperatures (Earth’s record high is 134°F and record low is -129°F), crazy heights (our atmosphere extends 6,200 miles above Earth), and even huger mysteries (how predictions in weather and climate work).
How can all these big numbers and concepts make more sense? Infographics! The charts, maps, and illustrations in this book tell a visual story to help you better understand key concepts about weather and climate. Crack open this book to explore mind-boggling questions such as:
• How do cold and warm fronts change weather?
• How can cities at similar latitudes have significantly different climates?
• How do ocean currents help create winds, temperature changes, and storms?
The answers are sure to blow you away!
| Format | Your Price | Add |
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978-1-4677-1292-7
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978-1-5415-2874-1
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$29.99 |
| Interest Level | Grade 3 - Grade 5 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Genre | Science |
| Category | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Browseable Nonfiction |
| Copyright | 2014 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Lerner Publications ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Publication Date | 2013-08-01 |
| Reading Counts! Level | 5.4 |
| Text Type | Informational/Explanatory |
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| BISACS | JNF051000, JNF037080, JNF051080 |
| Dewey | 551.6 |
| Dimensions | 7 x 9 |
| Lexile | 830 |
| Guided Reading Level | T |
| ATOS Reading Level | 5.6 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 160208 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
| Features | Bibliography/further reading, Charts/Graphs/Diagrams, Glossary, Index, Introductory note, Reviewed, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource |
Author: Rebecca Rowell
Illustrator: Venitia Dean
Venitia Dean is a freelance illustrator who grew up in Brighton, UK. She has always loved drawing, ever since she could hold a pencil! As a teenager, she discovered a passion for figurative illustration, and then when she turned nineteen she was given a digital drawing tablet for her birthday and started transferring her work to the computer. She hasn’t looked back since! As well as illustration, Venitia loves reading graphic novels and walking her dog, Peanut.
Lerner eSource™ offers free digital teaching and learning resources, including Common Core State Standards (CCSS) teaching guides. These guides, created by classroom teachers, offer short lessons and writing exercises that give students specific instruction and practice using Common Core skills and strategies. Lerner eSource also provides additional resources including online activities, downloadable/printable graphic organizers, and additional educational materials that would also support Common Core instruction. Download, share, pin, print, and save as many of these free resources as you like!
Super Science Infographics
Each book in this series uses the popular infographics medium to provide an overview of science topics. Stats, cool visuals, and did-you-know factoids provide high-interest appeal while offering important information. View available downloads →
Reviews
School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
“Each title does offer sheaves of basic information in particularly concentrated form…and the resources lists are above average.” —School Library Journal, Series Made Simple