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By Shelley Rotner
New York: Holiday House, 2019. Informational. 35 pages.

Photos of puffy clouds, dramatic storms, and rainbows alternate with buoyant portraits of a diverse group of children experiencing the natural world. Seasons, precipitation, wind, clouds, storms, and climate change are all introduced in a format that younger children can grasp from a trusted name in children's nonfiction. --Publisher

By Kathleen M. Reilly
White River Junction, VT: Nomad Press, 2020. Informational. 90 pages. 

What's it like outside? Is it a day for building a snowman, constructing a sandcastle, or planting a garden? Weather and Climate! With 25 Science Projects for Kids introduces kids ages 7 to 10 to the fascinating world of meteorology and all of the ways what's going on in the atmosphere above our heads can affect us here on the earth! Plus, discover how weather and climate change are linked but not the same, and figure out ways to be part of the solution to the problem of global warming. --Publisher
By Camilla De la Bédoyère
Somerville, Massachusetts: Big Picture Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press, 2022. Informational. 57 pages.

Learn the science of the sky in this introductory guide to weather. Understand how snowflakes form, why it can rain frogs, how we predict the weather, and how we know what weather was like a long time ago. Then use your new knowledge to understand and observe the weather around you.--Publisher
By Kathleen V. Kudlinski
New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, 2015. Informational.

Examines what is known about weather--storms, predictions, climate, and other characteristics--and how different the facts are from what scientists, from ancient Sumerians to the recent past, believed to be true. --Publisher
By Lorrie Mack
New York : DK Publishing, 2016. Informational. 57 pages. 

Discusses the importance and causes of various kinds of weather, how it can change and be predicted, and how weather is different in different places. --Publisher
By Kristin Baird Rattini
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2013. Easy Informational. 32 pages. 
 
Explores the causes of everyday weather phenomena, including how clouds form, why tornadoes twist, and how the sun helps life grow. --Publisher
By Aki
New York: Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2018. Picture Book.

Summer, Fall, Winter, or Spring the Weather Girls are ready for whatever the seasons might bring! Follow these busy girls as they climb mountains, fly hot-air balloons, and soak in a rainbow-sky sunset. Charming rhyming verse and adorable art make this picture book irresistible and perfect for sharing! --Publisher
By Jennifer Boothroyd
Minneapolis : Lerner Publications Company, 2015. Easy Informational. 24 pages. 

Is it rainy? Cloudy? Stormy? Readers will learn the ins and outs of observing weather conditions in this book. Accessible text and appealing photos show the different weather conditions and encourage students to think about and engage with the weather that is just outside their windows! --Publisher

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