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The wow and how of weather /

by Hagen, Thora; Hagen, Thora [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Wow and how of.E. Sussex : Wayland, 2024Edition: First.Description: 32 p. : Full colour illus throughout ; 271 x 213 mm. 392 gm.ISBN: 9781526326263.Classification number: 551.5 HAGSubject(s): Nature | Weather | Children's / Teenage general interest: Rocks, weather & physical world | Children's / Teenage general interest: Science & technology | Children’s / Teenage general interest: Nature, animals, the natural world | Interest age: from c 7 years | Natural history (Children's/Teenage) | Non-Fiction 7+ | Nature, Earth and Environment
Contents:
The WOW of weather! -- Raindrops are actually shaped like a burger bun! -- Yuma gets over 4,000 hours of sunshine every year! -- Energy from wind can power our homes! -- No two snowflakes are the same! -- Floods can happen in the middle of the desert! -- Death Valley, USA, is the hottest place on Earth! -- Lightning strikes Earth 6 million times each day! -- Ice can grow like hair! -- Rainbows are actually round! -- It can rain fish! -- A cloud can weigh more than 285,000 elephants! -- Desert dust can turn white ski slopes orange! -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index.
Summary: Discover fact about weather and find out the science behind it. Weather is AMAZING! Weather can include giant hailstones, burger-shaped raindrops and round rainbows - WOW! Weather happens because of HOW our atmosphere - the layers of gas surrounding Earth - shifts and changes. But did you know that rainbows are actually round? Or that ice can grow like hair? Lightning strikes Earth 8.6 million times a day - watch out! Read more amazing facts about the weather, including some that may challenge what you thought you knew. Find the science behind the facts to understand more about the world we live in. .
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The WOW of weather! -- Raindrops are actually shaped like a burger bun! -- Yuma gets over 4,000 hours of sunshine every year! -- Energy from wind can power our homes! -- No two snowflakes are the same! -- Floods can happen in the middle of the desert! -- Death Valley, USA, is the hottest place on Earth! -- Lightning strikes Earth 6 million times each day! -- Ice can grow like hair! -- Rainbows are actually round! -- It can rain fish! -- A cloud can weigh more than 285,000 elephants! -- Desert dust can turn white ski slopes orange! -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index.

Discover fact about weather and find out the science behind it. Weather is AMAZING! Weather can include giant hailstones, burger-shaped raindrops and round rainbows - WOW! Weather happens because of HOW our atmosphere - the layers of gas surrounding Earth - shifts and changes.
But did you know that rainbows are actually round? Or that ice can grow like hair? Lightning strikes Earth 8.6 million times a day - watch out!
Read more amazing facts about the weather, including some that may challenge what you thought you knew. Find the science behind the facts to understand more about the world we live in.

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Young People.

7-9.

7-11.

KS2.

Book band Grey (Year 4).

Thora Hagen is a freelance writer who lives in London. She specialises in non-fiction, with a particular interest in the natural world.

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