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What Makes a Blizzard? Paperback - 2018

by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld; Maddie Frost (Illustrator)

Written by acclaimed children's science writer Kathleen Zoehfeld and with beautiful illustrations by Frost, this Level 2 title explains that all blizzards are snowstorms, but not all snowstorms are blizzards and is chock-full of visual aids like charts, sidebars, and hands-on activities. Full color.


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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.

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  • Title What Makes a Blizzard?
  • Author Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld; Maddie Frost (Illustrator)
  • Series Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 2
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperCollins
  • Date 2018-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780062484727 / 0062484729
  • Weight 0.34 lbs (0.15 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.9 x 7.8 x 0.3 in (25.15 x 19.81 x 0.76 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Themes
    • Topical: Easy Readers
  • Library of Congress subjects Blizzards
  • Dewey Decimal Code 551.555

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Citations

  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2018, Page 151
  • Kirkus Reviews, 12/15/2017, Page 162
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