Central Kansas Library System

Sunny introduces emergent readers to weather conditions and the ways life on Earth uses sunshine 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. Sunny includes tools for teachers as well as introductory nonfiction features such...

The mysterious lights of the aurora borealis are a thing of legend. Some people live where they can see this phenomenon nearly every night, while others of us can only imagine what it must be like to see these eerie and awe-inspiring lights dancing across the night skies. This information-packed volume will take away some of the mystery, but not the awe, as it reveals what meteorologists have learned about the lights, and how and why they occur.

As one of the five elements of weather, air pressure is the driving force behind shifting weather patterns. Readers discover how high and low pressure areas work and the ways in which hot and cold air vie against each other every day, shaping our weather. A "Learn More" section will direct students to further information resources, and a detailed index serves as a quick reference to what is contained in the book (and where to find it).

This title introduces readers to the jet stream and examines how it impacts the formation of winds and weather. Diagrams and full-color photos draw in even the most reluctant readers and the informative text will keep them turning the pages.

Windy introduces emergent readers to wind 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. Windy includes tools for teachers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels,...