Australia's Wild, Weird, Wonderful Weather(October 2020, National Library Publishing, hardback: $24.99 9780642279637, paperback 9780642279842)
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Notable Book, CBCA Awards 2021
WINNER Museums Australasia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards 2021
From desert snowfalls to killer cyclones, from dust devils and southerly busters to ferocious firestorms and floods, the weather in Australia is definitely WILD, WEIRD and WONDERFUL.
Take a trip across this remarkable continent, exploring everything from INDIGENOUS WEATHER KNOWLEDGE to the challenges of CLIMATE CHANGE.
Along the way you’ll discover lazy clouds, smelly rain, frozen dew, moody moonbows, exploding trees, toxic winds, flying dolphins, savvy sharks and hair-raising humidity.
So fasten your LIFE JACKET, slap on a SUNHAT, grab an UMBRELLA and experience the WONDERS of WEATHER!
A timely book, packed with fascinating information for fact-hungry kids, Australia's Wild, Weird, Wonderful Weather sees the pairing of this award-winning duo for the very first time. A priceless book for both home and school settings.
Wow! Wow! Wow! If you have a curious, weather-minded small person in
your life, this is the book for them without a doubt! This amazing
nonfiction book about all things weather is choka-a-block full of
weather facts … A feast for the eyes, the illustrations show us gorgeous
pictures amongst charts, tables, diagrams and explanations of weather
terms … get your hands on this wonderful book … Highly recommended!
(Melissa, Wangaratta West School Library @wangwestlibrary.)
THIS
is fantastic nonfiction! It’s beautifully-designed with bold, full
colour illustrations, charts and diagrams and jam packed with facts
carefully presented in bite-sized snippets. It’s fascinating and modern,
with insightful information about Indigenous Australian seasons and 'bush forecasting' as well as clear explanations of different weather
phenomenon and a bit of history too. Clear subheadings make it easy to
navigate and I really like the inclusion of colourful quotes about
weather taken from Aussie newspapers. I spied this book in our school
library’s order when I was helping unpack Book Club and had to order a
copy for my kids too. (bookskidslove, Instagram)
Explore all
facets of Australia’s extraordinary weather in this fascinating book.
Discover how we forecast and measure weather, about our climate and its
extremes, and be amazed by quirky weather facts. With fun and vibrant
illustrations, this engaging book will have everyone in the family
wanting to know about the science of weather. (Kids’ Reading Guide
2020-2021: Handpicked and Reviewed by Australia’s Leading Booksellers: https://store.booksellers.org.au/products/kids-reading-guide-2020-2021)
Emerge
from this book windswept away by the wonders of Aussie weather. Reeder
and McCartney present vital information alongside vivacious graphics …
in this fascinating and well-laid out book! … Weather the storm together
this summer with this exhilarating read. (Leonna, Better Read Than Dead
Bookshop, Summer Catalogue 2020-2021, page 48: Summer Reading Guide 2020-2021 by Better Read Than Dead – issuu.
Looking
for an awesome coffee table book … a wonderful gift … a must-have
addition to your school/public library collections … a book for yourself
that you will always treasure? THIS IS IT! … a truly glorious book that
teaches sooo much about the wonders of Australia’s weather. A true gem …
(Picture Book Book Club, 22 October 2020: https://www.instagram.com/p/CGn1ZqqnTEA/.)
Perfect
example of a really great, worthy, worthwhile, fun, engaging nonfiction
book … highly recommended … utterly giftable and a beautiful
production. (Megan Daley, Children’s Books Daily, TBR Tuesday, 27
October 2020: https://www.facebook.com/ChildrensBooksDaily/videos/807726723102478.)
A
fascinating, detailed and comprehensive look at Australia’s weather,
which is indeed weird. Illustrations extend the text and combined with
the index, resources and word lists, this is an excellent non-fiction
book. (Margaret Hamilton, Newsletter No 52, November 2020, Pinerolo: The
Children’s Book Cottage)
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