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What Makes a Blizzard?
Contributor(s): Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner (Author), Frost, Maddie (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0062484737     ISBN-13: 9780062484734
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2018
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Weather
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Disasters
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers - Beginner
Dewey: 551.555
Age Level: 4-8
Grade Level: PreK-3
Series: Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 2
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.2" W x 10.3" L (0.80 lbs) 40 pages
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2017
Booklist 01/01/2018 pg. 80
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 151 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 193660
Reading Level: 4.7   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:

Read and find out about blizzards in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

All blizzards are snowstorms, but not all snowstorms are blizzards. What is the difference? How much snow falls during a blizzard? How fast are the winds? How cold does it get during a blizzard? Read and find out!

What Makes a Blizzard comes chock-full of visual aids like charts, sidebars, and hands-on activities--including how to keep a winter weather journal and how to observe what a snowflake really looks like.

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

    hands-on and visualacclaimed and trustedgreat for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

    Entertain and educate at the same timeHave appealing, child-centered topicsDevelopmentally appropriate for emerging readersFocused; answering questions instead of using survey approachEmploy engaging picture book quality illustrationsUse simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skillsFeature hands-on activities to engage young scientistsMeet national science education standardsWritten/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the fieldOver 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.


Contributor Bio(s): Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner: -

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld is the award-winning author of more than seventy books for children. She has written several books in the Let's Read And Find Out Science series, including: WHAT LIVES IN A SHELL?, an NSTA/CBC "Outstanding Science Trade Book" and winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's "Best Children's Book" award; WHAT IS THE WORLD MADE OF?, a Children's Book of the Month Club Main Selection; WHAT'S ALIVE?, also named an AAAS "Best Children's Book"; HOW MOUNTAINS ARE MADE, an NSTA/CBC "Outstanding Science Trade Book," DINOSAUR TRACKS, "a great choice for even the most discriminating dinophiles" (School Library Journal); and DINOSAURS BIG AND SMALL, winner of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio "Best Book Award"

Kathleen was a children's book editor for over ten years before becoming a full-time writer. When she is not reading, researching, writing, or editing she loves to spend her free time exploring, doing fieldwork, and preparing and curating fossils for her local natural history museums. She lives in Berkeley, CA.


 
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