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Cosgrove, Brian, 1926-

Eyewitness weather / Weather by Brian Cosgrove - Rev. ed - London ; New York : DK Pub., 2007 - 72 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm. + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.) + 1 wall chart (58 x 80) - Eyewitness books . - DK eyewitness books .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 66-67) and index

The restless air -- Natural signs -- The science of weather -- Watching the weather -- Forecasting -- The power of the sun -- A sunny day -- Frost and ice -- Water in the air -- The birth of a cloud -- A cloudy day -- Clouds of all kinds -- A rainy day -- Fronts and lows -- Thunder and lightening -- Monsoon -- A snowy day -- Wind -- Tropical storms -- Whirling winds -- Fogs and mists -- A day of weather -- Mountain weather -- Weather on the plains -- Weather by the sea -- Colors in the sky -- Our changing weather -- Home weather station -- Did you know? -- Working with weather -- Extreme weather

"Discover the world's weather--from heat waves and droughts to blizzards and floods"--Cover. Includes discussion of why the climate may change in the future


CD-ROM

ISBN: 9780756630065 0756630061 9780756607371 (library bdg.) 075660737X (library bdg.) 9781405320450 (pbk.) 1405320451 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2007281112

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA733348 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Weather--Juvenile literature
Climatology--Juvenile literature
Atmosphere--Juvenile literature

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Juvenile works.

LC Class. No.: QC981.3 / .C68 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 551.5