Summary:
While this children's science book is written in picture book format, it does an excellent job of presenting information about clouds thoroughly. The author works her way through the three layers of clouds. She begins by introducing the name of the cloud, what it looks like, and what it indicates in regards to weather.

Review:
I think this book is an excellent book to use in a lower elementary classroom. The author uses content-specific vocabulary, but still keeps the rest of the vocabulary simple so that students can engage with the text. This would be a great book to have as a read-aloud activity. The class can work together to create an anchor chart with the qualitative elements and weather patterns of each cloud type. To further scientific inquiry, students can spend time observing and making drawings of the clouds they see outside. After, students can use the anchor chart to make claims about the clouds they observed. Through this type of lesson, the teacher would be able to integrate both science and art. ( )

A book in simple terms, introducing meteorology to young children. This will make children more aware of why weather conditions exist and how to predict future weather.
Age: 6-8
Source: Pierce County Library System

discusses the important of clouds, how they get their shapes, the different types of clouds and how they are formed
2 book

This is a great book to teach students about all types of clouds and what weather they produce. I liked this book because it was very informative and teaches you a lot about clouds in a quick read. It would be a great book to use during a science class. The illustrations really helped show what the different types of clouds looked like so students would have a better understanding for the next time they wanted to observe clouds in the sky. Pictures are repeated and labeled to reinforce which clouds are what. Each cloud also has its own section with a picture, a description of what the cloud looks like, and what type of weather it brings. The language is also very descriptive as it tells you what prefixes and suffixes of each of the cloud names mean. For example, "stratus means clouds that are flat and spread out like a blanket" and "cirr" indicates that the cloud is high up in the air. From this a student can infer that a cirrostratus cloud is a flat cloud that is high up in the atmosphere. Another reason why I liked this book is because at the very end of the book it gives you additional facts and even an art project where you can create your very own cloud. ( )

An introductory books to cloud formations.
Ages 3-6yrs