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Must-Read Weather Books for Kids of All Ages

Do you have a meteorologist-in-training on your hands? Is your family working on a weather-themed science fair project? Would a scientific explanation help soothe your child’s fear of thunder?

No matter the reason, weather books for kids may be just what you need. Books written on a young reader’s level are just right for explaining meteorology and climatology to students — and their parents, too!

1. Early Elementary: Picture Books

Weather is a science topic that even young kids can understand. They’re already familiar with concepts like clouds and rain. You can expand on their basic knowledge with picture books.

Some books, such as Fall Weather: Cooler Temperatures, will help your kids learn to associate weather patterns with particular seasons. In these books, kids may also pick up new vocabulary terms related to weather.

Fall Weather: Cooler Temperatures

Do you need a book for each season’s weather? Check out these titles:

Are You Ready for Spring?

Summer Is Fun!

I Feel Fall Weather
The Snow Is Fun

Other books explain the science behind various weather phenomena. The Bel the Weather Girl series is a great example. The titles in this series include A Party for Clouds: Thunderstorms and Weather Clues in the Sky: Clouds.

A Party for Clouds: Thunderstorms
Weather Clues in the Sky: Clouds

2. Middle Grades: Weather Facts

Older kids already know that it snows in winter and that gray clouds signal rain. They’re ready to move on to more advanced weather concepts. 

Now, their favorite weather books to read may be the ones that talk about wild storms and crazy temperatures. Extreme Hurricanes and Tornadoes is packed with pictures, diagrams, and charts to pull in your tweens. The “Red Hot, Ice Cold” spread in Weather and Climate Through Infographics is sure to be another hit among fact-loving kids.

Extreme Hurricanes and Tornadoes
Weather and Climate through Infographics

Students in this age group may also be interested in exploring careers related to weather and climate. For those kids, try Weather Robots and Using Climate Maps. Advanced readers may enjoy Frozen Secrets: Antarctica Revealed, which talks about exploration and research in an icy climate.

Weather Robots
Frozen Secrets: Antarctica Revealed

3. Teen Readers: Climate Change

Older students can dig into one of the most pressing issues related to weather: climate change. Learning about our planet’s changing climate may motivate your teens to make earth-friendly choices in their everyday lives. They may even start to think about pursuing an environmental career.

Your students may want to start with books that provide straightforward explanations. With titles like Climate Change and Rising Temperatures, the Searchlight Books — Climate Change series walks kids through the topic step by step. Making Sense of Climate Change provides another good introduction.

Climate Change and Rising Sea Levels
Making Sense of Climate Change: Know Your Facts, Understand the Science, What Can We Do?

Once your teens are ready for more advanced studies, suggest these titles:

Climate Migrants: On the Move in a Warming World
Geoengineering Earth's Climate: Resetting the Thermostat
A Hot Mess
Hothouse Earth

LightSail offers weather books online for readers of every age. From preschool through high school, your kids can grow their knowledge of weather, climate, and the world around them.

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Posted on 2.Feb.22 in Book Recommendations

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