Kristin Sterling - Its Windy Today

I t's

Windy

T oday

Kristin Sterling

To my husband,

Matthew Sterling

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sterling, Kristin.
Its Windy Today / by Kristin Sterling.
p. cm. (Lightning Bolt BooksTMWhats the weather like?)
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-7613-4260-1 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
1. WindsJuvenile literature. 1. Wind powerJuvenile literature. I. Title.
QC931.4.S746 2010
551.518dc22 2008051582
Manufactured in the United States of America
1 2 3 4 5 6 BP 15 14 13 12 11 10

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The Wonder
of Wind

Whoosh! The wind blows
through a window.

Papers scatter
around the room.
Shutters bang
open and shut.

Wind is moving air. You can
feel wind blowing on your skin.

You can see trees bending and
flags flapping in the wind.

Wind makes
these colorful
wind socks fly.

Wind is caused by warm air
rising and cool air falling.

Warm, rising air
helps hot air
balloons take flight.

Air moves over land and
water. It makes waves
crash on beaches.

Windy Day
Fun

There is so much to do on
windy days!

The wind lifts the
kite into the air.

You can blow bubbles. The
breeze carries bubbles out of
your reach.

You can go sailing
on a boat. The
wind fills the sails
and pushes you
across the water.

Sailing is a
fun windy
day pastime.

Birds fly using air currents.

Butterflies coast gently in the wind.

Seeds blow away from plants.
Where they land, new plants
will grow.

The wind blows seeds
from this dandelion
into the air.

Damaging
Winds

Wind moves at different speeds
and in different directions.

A gentle breeze
makes this wind
chime sway.

Slow winds are gentle.
Fast winds can be fierce.

This snowstorm is
accompanied by
strong winds.

Hurricanes
and tornadoes
produce fast
moving winds.

Palm tree leaves
are scattered on
the ground after
a storm.

Houses and businesses are
damaged. People can get hurt.

A hurricane caused
serious damage in
this neighborhood.

Sometimes wind knocks over
trees and pulls down power
lines.

A tree lies on the
street after a strong
wind knocked it down.

Scientists can help us learn
when storms are coming so
we stay safe.

This scientist
tracks a hurricane
with the help of
computer programs.

Wind
Power

Not all fast-moving wind is
harmful. Powerful winds can
help us too.

This weather
vane shows which
direction the
wind is blowing.

We can
use winds
power to
light our
homes
and other
buildings.

A scientific
tool measures
wind speed.

Wind turbines are tall machines
with blades. Wind turns their