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Windsongs: Poems about Weather

Written and Illustrated by Douglas Florian

Weather describes our atmosphere. Like whether it’s cloudy, or whether it’s clear. Whether it’s...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Thunder Cake

Written by Patricia Polacco

A loud clap of thunder booms, and rattles the windows of Grandma's old farmhouse. "This is Thunder...

Pre-K - 3rd
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A Stroll Through the Seasons

Written by Kay Barnham and Illustrated by Maddie Frost

Discover the seasons, from bright spring blossoms to sparkling winter snow, and everything in...

K - 3rd
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I Like the Wind

Written by Sarah Nelson and Illustrated by Rachel Oldfield

This book from our 'I Like the Weather' series invites young readers to share in the mystery of the...

Pre-K - 2nd
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What's the Weather?

Written and Illustrated by Shelley Rotner

Photos of puffy clouds, dramatic storms, and rainbows alternate with buoyant portraits of a diverse...

Pre-K - 2nd
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When the Storm Comes

Written by Linda Ashman and Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo

What do you do when the clouds roll in,
When the wind chimes clang and the weather vanes spin?

When...

Pre-K - 2nd
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All the Seasons of the Year

Written by Deborah Lee Rose and Illustrated by Kay Chorao

A mama cat loves her kitten through all the seasons: in autumn, when they rake leaves into piles; in...

Pre-K - 2nd
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I Am a Tornado

Written and Illustrated by Drew Beckmeyer

Tornado is on a rampage. It tosses cars and knocks over barns. Tornado is also angry, only it doesn...

Pre-K - 3rd
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The Skies Above My Eyes (Look Closer series)

Written by Charlotte Guillain and Illustrated by Yuval Zommer

Zoom past the technology that fills our skies, from helicopters, fighter jets, weather balloons, to...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Split! Splat!

Written by Amy Gibson and Illustrated by Steve Bjorkman
A Delightful, Rainy Day Celebration! I sing a little rain song, a simple song, a plain song, a...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Watching the Weather (Welcome Books™—Watching Nature)

Written by Edana Eckart
Weather changes from day to day and over the seasons, and there are ways by which weather can be...
K - 2nd
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The Magic School Bus Inside A Hurricane

Written by Joanna Cole
Count on Ms. Frizzle to teach anything but an ordinary lesson on meteorology. Flying through the...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Wild Weather/Tiempo salvaje, Level 1 English-Spanish; Extreme Reader

Written by Katharine Kenah
The Wild Weather/Tiempo salvaje English-Spanish Extreme Reader introduces fascinating facts about...
K - 2nd
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Shapes in the Sky A Book about Clouds

Written by Sherman and Josepha and Illustrated by Omarr
Clouds come in all sorts of types, including cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus, and cirrus. Learn how...
K - 3rd
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Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn

Written by Kenard Pak
As trees sway in the cool breeze, blue jays head south, and leaves change their colors, everyone...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Clouds

Written by Anne Rockwell and Illustrated by Franne Lessac
This book helps to explain the many types of clouds and the weather patterns associated with them...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Sunshine Makes the Seasons

Written by Franklyn Branley and Illustrated by Michael Rex
This book uses colorful illustrations to explain the relationship between the Sun and seasonal...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Reasons for Seasons

Written and Illustrated by Gail Gibbons
This book explains how the seasonal changes depend on the Earth’s position.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Island Birthday

Written by Eva Murray and Illustrated by Jamie Hogan
When the weather is rough, it’s hard for airplanes to reach the small Maine island where this story...
1st - 7th
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Raindrops Roll

Written and Illustrated by April Pulley Sayre
What can raindrops do? Follow along as the author takes readers on a journey through the wet...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems

Written by Paul B. Janeczko and Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
This collection of poems moves the reader through the seasons. Each poem describes an element that...
1st - 4th
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Cloudette

Written and Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
Cloudette is a small cloud who wants to do big things. When a big storm blows her into an unknown...
Pre-K - 2nd

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