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Weather Nonfiction Book/Website List Primary Grades K-2 By: Jennifer Saloun

Adams, S. (2003). //The best book of weather//. New York, NY: Scholastic. This is a larger text filled with wonderful information about climate, fog, clouds, wind, snow, and sun. It explains the effects of weather on the planet. It would be a great resource for the pictures but too difficult for a read aloud.

Anderson, J. & Gordon, M. (2010). //Once there was a raindrop//. Hauppauge, NY: Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. This book gives a simple explanation of the water cycle. It discusses where water comes from and how it changes. It also discusses what happens if there is too much rain or too little rain.

Bauer, M.D. (2004). //Wind//. New York, NY: Scholastic. This book is a student friendly account of where the wind comes from and the things it moves. It is short and to the point. It is ideal for a read aloud. Guided Reading Level: J.

Bauer, M.D. (2005). //Clouds//. New York, NY: Scholastic. Another simple book in a series of weather books from this author. It discusses how clouds come in different shapes and sizes. It also talks about fog, water vapor droplets and the three types of clouds. Guided Reading Level: J.

Branley, F. (1985). //Flash, crash, rumble, and roll//. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers. A read aloud that explains how and why a thunderstorm occurs and gives safety steps to follow when lightning is flashing. It helps to make students aware of storms but not scare them. Guided Reading Level: N.

Branley, F. (1988). //Tornado alert//. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers. This is a great story to read aloud during April for tornado awareness month. It describes origin of tornadoes and how to stay safe when threatened by one of these storms. Guided Reading Level: N.

Cobb, V. (2003). //I face the wind//. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers. This book introduces the actions of the wind as well as the characteristics through simple hands-on activities. This is a great resource for teachers for things to do in class. Guided Reading Level: K.

DeWitt, L. (1991). //What will the weather be?// New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers. It explains the characteristics of weather – temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure and how meteorologists gather data for their forecasts. It is a nice simple explanation for primary grades. Guided Reading Level: M.

Mogil, H. M., &Levine, B. G. (2008). //Extreme weather.// New York, NY: Sinom&Schuster Books for Young Children. //Extreme Weather// is a vibrantly 3-D illustrated nonfiction trade book for children ages three through eight. It shows the students the destruction and devastation that extreme weather conditions can wreak upon our planet. It even discussed the severe //Killer Drought// in Ethiopia.

Slade, S. (2011). //A raindrop’s journey (follow it!).// Mankato, MN: Picture Window Books. A raindrop’s journey from cloud to river to water treatment plant to drinking glass to water vapor. It contains great illustrations for young readers. Guided Reading Level: N.

Taylor-Butler, C. (2012). //Meteorology: The study of weather//. New York, NY: Scholastic. This nonfiction book is a great resource guide for teachers. The book covers many subject areas such as tornadoes, water cycle, hurricanes, precipitation and storms. It has very good pictures that can be used for visuals when discussing a subject. It is too difficult for a read loud at the lower levels due to the vocabulary in the book. Guided Reading Level: T.

Wallace, K. (1999). //Whatever the weather//. New York, NY: DK Publishing. This book follows a boy looking out the window and introducing the different kinds of weather as it changes from day to day. Guided Reading Level: E.

[] This website is a favorite for the students in my class. They not only love to watch videos on it on the Smart board but they also use it on the iPads. My school does have a subscription to it but there are also free things available on the site. It covers many different weather topics including temperature, seasons, the sun, and water cycle.

[] This website is written by a meteorologist, Crystal Wicker, who designed it for kids, parents and teachers. Various topics included tornadoes, clouds, rain, floods, wind, temperature and earthquakes. It shows real life weather photos, weather instruments and includes experiments that teachers can use within their classroom.

[] This is another website written by a meteorologist, Dan Satterfield. It lists explanations and learning activities as well as pictures. Topics covered are tornadoes, clouds, wind, climate, and lightning. I enjoyed the section that included links for teachers with activities such as making a weather station.

[] This portion of the pbskids.org website includes a link to an interactive weather game that students can play. It has them dress up Sid the Science Kid’s friend Gerald in clothes that correlate with each weather choice (snow, sun, rain). The student chooses a hat, clothes, footwear and accessories that fit that particular season. The pbskids.org website also includes a weather activity for Cat in the Hat []

[] This website includes weather videos on hail, tornadoes and clouds as well as fun facts, experiments, games, pictures and even quizzes. I found this website to be used more for a resource for teachers or higher elementary students doing research on weather. I did like that it included a section on lessons for teachers, which ranged from making a rain gauge to making a snowflake with borax.

[] This website is another interactive site for primary students to navigate on their own. The students can dress a bear according to the weather. A thermometer (a great connection to the math curriculum) displays a temperature and students have to decide if it is hot, warm, cool, cold, freezing and then pick out the appropriate clothing. There is also a section for parents and teachers that include a whole section devoted to vocabulary.

[] This website offers answers to questions on weather, air and the ocean. It has headings on the home page with the following titles: //Play, Make, Watch, Teach//. Under the //Play// heading includes games such as unscrambling cloud pictures and the //Make// heading includes projects to make with your students. The //Watch// heading includes videos and the //Teach// heading includes lessons.