Grade KG Library Guide, PXES: Weather

Through stunning photographs and simple text, books in this series introduce children to different types of weather.

Easy-to-read text explains the types of rain, how rain forms, and how scientists track it.

This book provides activities for a snowy day, and summarizes the signs and effects of snow.

Easy-to-read text explains the how hail form, the damage hail can cause, and how scientists track hailstorms. Diagrams, hail facts, and a glossary provide additional information for use in classrooms.

In Wind, children learn what wind does, how the wind can vary in strength from gentle breezes to hurricanes and tornadoes, and how the wind can help us.

Lightning can strike trees and jump between clouds! Young readers will learn how lightning behaves, its relationship to thunder, and the ways to stay safe in its midst.

It's a thunderstorm! Bring the weather indoors with this brightly illustrated series. Easy-to-read text explains the how thunderstorms form, what causes thunder and lightning, and how scientists track thunderstorms.

Did you know not all clouds are white? Green clouds can form and signal severe storms and tornadoes.

It's cold, snowy, and icy. Winter is here! Celebrate the season with with lovely photos and a simple design that beautifully support early readers.

Discover the wonder of water in this refreshingly fun and fascinating exploration of rain, raindrops, and the water cycle from the creator of Rah, Rah, Radishes! and Go, Go Grapes! Raindrops drop. They plop. They patter. They spatter. And in the process, they make the whole world feel fresh and new and clean.

What do you know about days that are sunny, cold, rainy, or dry? With this book you can become an expert! Some days it is sunny. Some days it is cloudy. Sometimes we even see a rainbow! What do you know about the weather? With this book, you can become an expert! ABOUT THE SERIES: Kids love to be the experts! Now they can feel like real pros with this exciting nonfiction series for beginning readers. Kids will be hooked on the thrilling real-world topics and big, bright photos. Each book features simple sentences and sight words that children can practice reading.

The amazing story of one town's real-world effort to build back better! In 2007, a tornado destroyed Greensburg, Kansas, and the residents were at a loss as to what to do next--they didn't want to rebuild if their small town would just be destroyed in another storm. So they decided they wouldn't just rebuild the same old thing; this time, they would build a town that could not only survive another storm, but one that was built in an environmentally sustainable way.

"On Saturday morning, the rain came down. It made the chickens squawk. The cat yowled at the chickens, and the dog barked at the cat. And still, the rain came down."The barking dog wakes the baby, the dog barks louder, and a policeman comes.

When a thunderstorm hits a city street, children and grown-ups dash to the subway for shelter -- and an impromptu friendly gathering. The clouds are gathering above a city street and soon -- tap, tap, boom, boom! As a thunderstorm rolls in, people of all stripes race down to the subway to get away from the crackling rain and wind.

All I want to do on a rainy day like today is play my game, but my mom says it's a waste of time. The game makes my mom crazy. Angry. She takes it away. I take it back. I wish Dad had come with us on this rainy, gray weekend. Without my game, nothing is fun. On the other hand, maybe I'm wrong about that. . .

In the tradition of We're Going on a Bear Hunt, acclaimed author Richard Jackson and award-winning illustrator Suzy Lee prove you can chase away any grey and gloomy day with just the right attitude, and a little bit of color. Why spend a rainy day inside? As three children embrace a grey day, they seems to beckon the bright as they jump, splash, and dance outside, chasing the rain away.

A celebration of the wonder and colors of every child's favorite season--summer! In this celebration of the outdoors, two rambunctious children take off on an adventure from their own backyard. In each new scene they discover the wondrous details--and beautiful colors--of nature.

One rainy day in the city, an eager little boy exclaims, "Rain!" Across town a grumpy man grumbles, "Rain." In this endearing picture book, a rainy-day cityscape comes to life in vibrant, cut-paper-style artwork. The boy in his green frog hat splashes in puddles--"Hoppy, hoppy, hoppy!"--while the old man curses the "dang puddles."

This lyrical, rhyming counting book counts up to ten then back down to one and can be read all winter long. The snow coats the treetops and covers the grass as THREE happy faces peer out through the glass. When millions of snowflakes blanket the town in white, ONE energetic puppy and TWO children set out for some snowy day fun--full of friends, sledding, snowballs, puppy hijinks, and more. The lyrical, rhyming text counts up to ten and back down to one, making this the perfect way to incorporate learning into snow day fun. Whether you're looking for counting books or winter weather books for kids, this snowy day book is the one for you!

Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse recreates the body and soul-renewing experience of a summer downpour after a sweltering city heat wave.

Gossie and Gertie are best friends. They splash in the rain, play hide-and-seek, and they dive in the pond together. Everywhere Gossie goes, Gertie does too. Or does she?