Kristin Baird Rattini - National Geographic Readers: Weather

Children are naturally curious about the world around them, and
curiosity is a powerful motivation for reading. Studies show that
informational reading is critical to success in school. National
Geographic Readers allow you to feed your childrens interests
and create readers who not only can read, but also want to read!

To sustain childrens excitement about reading, we have created
a new program called NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SUPER READERS.
As kids read each National Geographic Reader, they cross off its
picture on a free National Geographic Super Readers poster that
parents can download from kids.nationalgeographic.com/superreader.

After reading four books, kids and parents go to the website and
download specially designated prizes that reward their effort. Kids
can have even more reading fun online, with lively book-related
quizzes and games, fascinating excerpts, and sneak previews of
upcoming books.

The National Geographic Super Readers program appeals to kids
love of accomplishment while providing them with incentives to
keep reading. When the reading experience is fun, children learn
more and achieve more. What could be better than that?

Sincerely,

Mariam Jean Dreher
Professor of Reading Education
University of Maryland, College Park

To Tom and Emily, the sunshine of my life K.B.R.

The publisher and author gratefully acknowledge the expert review of this book
by Jeff Weber of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.

Copyright 2013 National Geographic Society
Published by the National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. 20036. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission of the publisher is prohibited.

Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4263-1348-6
Library Edition ISBN: 978-1-4263-1349-3
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4263-1387-5

Book design by YAY! Design

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The weather helps us know
what to wear, and do, and grow.

It brings rain, wind, and sun.
Lets go outside for some fun!

Peek out your window at
the sky. Is it sunny or cloudy?
Rainy or windy? You are
checking the weather!

Weather is what its like
outside at one place, at one
time. But keep a lookout.
Weather can change fast!

The sun warms the land. It warms
the air and water, too.

The suns heat and light
help things grow. Plants and
animals need sunshine to live.

Why did the woman go outside
with her purse open?

She expected some
change in the weather.

Sunny days are fun. You can play
outside! Will you go to the park?
Or ride a bike? The sun can make
the air outside hot. You can cool
off with a swim!

White, fluffy clouds are called
cumulus ( KYOOM - yuh - lus ) clouds.

Tiny water droplets float in the air.
They group together. They make
clouds of all shapes and sizes.

White, fluffy clouds mean
good weather.

Weather
Word

DROPLET: A very
small bit of liquid

What does a cloud wear
under its clothes?

Thunderwear.

Flat, gray clouds
bring rain.

Flat, gray clouds are called
stratus ( STRA - tuhs ) clouds.