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Weather and Climate Through Infographics
Contributor(s): Rowell, Rebecca (Author), Dean, Venitia (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1467712922     ISBN-13: 9781467712927
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
OUR PRICE:   $25.32  
Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats
Published: August 2013
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Weather
Dewey: 551.6
LCCN: 2013004785
Lexile Measure: 830
Series: Super Science Infographics
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.1" W x 9.1" (0.52 lbs) 32 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 160208
Reading Level: 5.6   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:

Trying to breeze through weather and climate facts just might cause a brain freeze You're showered with details about extreme temperatures (Earth's record high is 134 F and record low is -129 F), crazy heights (our atmosphere extends 6,200 miles above Earth), and even huger mysteries (how predictions in weather and climate work).

How can all these big numbers and concepts make more sense? Infographics The charts, maps, and illustrations in this book tell a visual story to help you better understand key concepts about weather and climate. Crack open this book to explore mind-boggling questions such as:
- How do cold and warm fronts change weather?
- How can cities at similar latitudes have significantly different climates?
- How do ocean currents help create winds, temperature changes, and storms?

The answers are sure to blow you away


Contributor Bio(s): Dean, Venitia: -

Venitia Dean is a freelance illustrator who grew up in Brighton, UK. She has always loved drawing, ever since she could hold a pencil! As a teenager, she discovered a passion for figurative illustration, and then when she turned nineteen she was given a digital drawing tablet for her birthday and started transferring her work to the computer. She hasn't looked back since! As well as illustration, Venitia loves reading graphic novels and walking her dog, Peanut.