Snowy introduces emergent readers to snow and its associated weather conditions while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. Snowy includes tools for teachers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a...

What's the weather outside? It's a bright, sunny day! This title uses a repetitive sentence pattern and strong visual cues to help early readers explore the effects of a sunny day. This 16-page book features repetitive and predictable text and incorporates high-frequency and familiar sight words. Children just learning how to read will love these colorful and engaging nonfiction books.

Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text explore the science behind how wildfires form, where they most commonly occur, and how people can best stay safe during one. Features include a table of contents, two infographics, fun facts, a sidebar, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state...

This title focuses on hurricanes and gives information related to the science, reach, cause, and danger of the wild weather. The title is complete with beautiful, full-color photographs, leveled text, and plenty of fun and informative facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

This title focuses on tornadoes and gives information related to the science, reach, cause, and danger of the wild weather. The title is complete with beautiful, full-color photographs, leveled text, and plenty of fun and informative facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

In Weather in Winter, beginning readers explore how winter's chilly temperatures affect people and other living things. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage early readers as they explore how a winter's snowfall gives them new ways to enjoy being outside. A labeled diagram shows different types of winter weather, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about weather in winter using our safe...

Simple text and full-color photographs describe wind and how it affects weather.

Central New York, a region renowned as one of the snowiest in the world, has a long and stormy relationship with its winters. From the Lake Ontario port in Oswego to the busy streets of Syracuse and Utica, every community in the region has found themselves buried from brutal snowstorms. Author Jim Fafaglia draws from personal memories, family diaries and newspaper accounts to craft a two-hundred-year history of Central New York's whiteouts, blizzards...

Find out about the different types of winds, including global winds, trade winds, local winds, and breezes. Learn about extreme wind weather like hurricanes and tornadoes. Translated title: Gusts and Gales: A Book About Wind.

Do you wonder about the planet we call home? Do you know how the Sun affects Earth's atmosphere, why the wind blows, and how clouds form? In this book, learn all about weather on Earth and how it impacts people's lives. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.