The Cloud Book: How to Understand the Skies

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This picture book is available in hardcover or Kindle formats and is meant for kids in preschool to two-years-old. Create a ‘cloud diary’ to describe / show what the clouds look like near to your home or school at different times of the day or week.

Create a survey to count the number of clouds that you can see in the sky at different times of the day or on different days of the week. Can you use the results to create a variety of graphs and charts?This is a fun basic weather song. I sang it every morning with my preschoolers during group time but it would also work for a weather story time like this one. This was my first introduction to the nonfiction series, Abdo Kids. I’m now a fan! The book has only a handful of sentences on the left side of each spread, with a giant photo on the right. Recommended! If your child is small for their age, Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld will help them feel 10 feet tall! This picture book, which is available in hardcover or Kindle formats is intended for kids in preschool to two-year-old. It follows Cloudette, a tiny cumulus cloud, who wants to accomplish great things.

This book will give you a great understanding of why clouds are symptoms of weather patterns, not causes. Highly practical, it shows you how by reading these signs in the sky and referring to the explanatory colour photos and diagrams, you will be able to tell exactly what those signs mean. Even though my Four insists that “clouds are boring,” I almost got him to listen to this whole book without much complaint. Even though this is a mostly nonfiction book, it’s full of DePaola’s charm and humor. The book is very informative but also adds humor in the illustrations and little stories. A must for any weather unit! The main character, Ana Paula, obtains the help of her friends, including Paco the dog, to reach the Kingdom of Clouds.

This is a short, charming story about a little cloud boy who is lonely. He creates things out of clouds for the children below. As they enjoy his creations he realizes he will never be lonely again. The Cloudspotter thinks that the dog is ‘Scruffy’ and ‘bothersome’. Can you think of other words and phrases to describe her? When the he learns of the scarf the boy wove to keep himself warm, the kind demands him to weave a complete wardrobe for him. The boy tries to dissuade him, and readers soon learn what a negative impact taking too much from the environment has on our world.

When all the other clouds rise, he goes his own way, morphing into anything he wishes, such as a shark or an airplane. It’s all loads of fun, but so is playing with his pals. So this time, Little Cloud joins the crowd, forming an immense cloud with his friends. Then it starts to rain! Greta is obsessed with the dark cloud that appears to follow her everywhere. Her teacher makes doesn’t comfort her with hugs or cuddles. When the teacher finally forces her to face the storm, she discovers it also delivers good things. With help from her friends and family, Misty learns that she will always experience bad moods, and that they will always pass. This enchanting illustrated book builds upon children’s love of finding shapes and pictures in clouds. Several reviewers said that the story was boring. One indicated that the number of illustrations overwhelmed the storyline. Pros and Cons of Misty the Cloud: A Very Stormy Day by Dylan Dreyer (Author) and Rosie Butcher (Illustrator) ProsThis book is a wonderful and educational introduction to weather for kids ages 5 to 9 (although to be fair with regards to my age recommendation, even I learned several new things about whether from reading this book!). This book describesweather as being made up of temperature, air pressure, wind, and the moisture in the air. It then gives additional information about each of these four factors. The book also describes the three main kinds of clouds, as well as a variety of other cloud types that are mainly combinations of the three main cloud types. The book describes differenttypes of precipitation (e.g., rain, drizzle, shower) and different kinds of snow (e.g., flurries, blizzard). There arealso sections discussing lightening and thunder as well as wind and air fronts. Overall, this book is a great basic primer on all things weather related. Children are fascinated by clouds, usually because their active imaginations see images that adults are too jaded — or too busy — too see. More than one! We did highlight one of the best cloud books for children in this list, but you should know that there are so many others to be discovered. There’s a reason why kids incorporate clouds as part of their first drawings and it would be wonderful to encourage them to explore more about clouds and how they affect their environment. This guidebook will teach you how to identify each type of cloud, what processes produce them, the significance each type has for the weather, and some of the optical phenomena that are produced by certain types of clouds.

Ana Paula and the Kingdom of Clouds by Marcia Fabara Suárez encourages children never to give up, even if a goal appears too big or nearly unachievable. They can go as high or as far as they want if they remain determined, like Ana Paula, and never give up until they achieve their goals. This captivating adventure story will encourage children to undertake complex tasks and teach them the value of patience and determination. This book is rated 4.4 out of five stars. Customers find that it’s an easy way to learn all about clouds and their effects on the weather. One customer says that one of his favorite activities is going out to sit on his balcony with this book to learn about clouds in a really simple and uncluttered way as he explores how the sky changes each day. One customer says that his stargazing hobby had been spoiled because there have been too many clouds for the last six months. Instead of fretting about it, he decided to learn more about them. This book is just what he needed! This is a lovely book about a boy who spins his clothes from the clouds. He’s careful to spin just the right amount, because “enough is enough and not one stitch more.” But when a greedy king demands a full wardrobe, the boy is forced to use all the clouds… leaving the land without rain. I suppose the book has an environmental message, but we just enjoyed the story and illustrations. This was easily my Four’s favorite book from the list. He requested it many times! Clouds are continually changing and appear in an infinite variety of forms. The classification of clouds is based on a book written by Luke Howard, a London pharmacist and amateur meteorologist, in 1803. His book, The Modifications of Clouds, named the various cloud structures he had studied. The terms he used were readily accepted by the meteorological community and are still used across the world today. Cloud types and groupsWhen you’re shopping for a kid’s book about clouds, keep the following factors in mind: the reader’s age, interest, and theme. This is a simple book with a lot of nice photographs. I couldn’t fool my Four, though. (“I don’t want to read another book about clouds!”) The layout felt a little too busy and colorful, but it’s a nice little book.