The Weather

by Suzan Boshouwers, Margot Senden (Illustrator)

Overview

A fascinating picture book for children ages 5 years and up about the weather in the world.

Are you curious about the weather? Would you like to understand why it rains one day and not the next? Where do clouds come from? How can you tell if a thunderstorm is coming? In this book, you’ll learn about the sun, wind, water, and atmosphere. You’ll also find DIY activities, fun flap and foldout pages, and a mini-quiz so that you can become a real expert. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781605378732
Publisher:	Clavis
Publication date:	10/31/2023
Series:	Want to Know
Pages:	36
Product dimensions:	9.84(w) x 10.20(h) x (d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Suzan Boshouwers got her degree in illustration in 1993 from the Academy of Visual Arts in Den Bosch, after which she enjoyed a writing course. She writes commissioned educational texts and published a few picture books, some of which she illustrated too. With her husband and her son she lives in Vught (the Netherlands). Her son is her big source of inspiration: if she couldn’t follow his inquisitive view of the world, she wouldn’t be able to write books.

Margot Senden describes herself as a chaotic creative mother of two beautiful girls, with a passion for astronomy, music, art, and children’s books. She works as a graphic designer and dreams of becoming one day a famous children’s book illustrator.

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From the Publisher

11/01/2023

K-Gr 3—Illustrated in a watercolor and colored pencil style, titles in this series dive into a wide variety of topics. Each title opens as many picture books do with a character experiencing the topic being discussed, such as getting a rabbit as a pet. Next the subject is either broken down via a time line or a diagram using multiple smaller illustrations to fit several short paragraph of facts on each page. Vocabulary is highlighted in bold and bubbles with "Did you know" questions appearing throughout. Readers are then given how or why the topic is used or experienced in everyday life, how it can be experienced throughout the world, and the way the topic has progressed in history. Examples are provided of how each topic is used or mentioned in popular stories, rhymes and songs, or even in family proverbs. Some titles debunk old myths related to the topic. At the end of each title there is a small quiz, with answers shared on the last page. Although delightfully illustrated, the sheer amount of information and small text size may be overwhelming to young readers. Furthermore, titles do not include formal back matter, and new vocabulary is only defined within the text. VERDICT A cute, informative series covering a wide variety of topics; young readers may be overwhelmed, however.

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