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Summary
Summary
Winner of the Children's Roundtable Literature Information Book Award . Ideal for children, Exploring the Sky by Day offers fascinating insight into such phenomena as lightning, the 10 types of clouds, storms, solar haloes, sundogs, and sunsets. Brought to life with dozens of photographs and the color illustrations of John Bianchi the book provides an excellent introduction to weather and the atmosphere.
Author Notes
Terence Dickinson is a prolific science writer specializing in astronomy. More than one million copies of his books are in print. He is the recipient of many national and international science awards, including the New York Academy of Sciences Book of the Year Award and the Royal Canadian Institute's Sandford Fleming Medal. He live near Kingston, Ontario. Dickinson's new edition of Nightwatch has already sold over 75,000 copies.
Reviews 2
School Library Journal Review
Gr 7 Up The unpredictability of weather and its potential for disasters make sky watching an exciting activity for children and young people. This basic book begins by describing the ten kinds of clouds and the weather that they produce. Other atmospheric phenomena such as haloes, sun dogs, sunsets, and rainbows are also included. Some conditions are discussed or illustrated in great detail. The diagram showing six different kinds of precipitation which could all be produced by snow crystals subjected to a variety of air and ground conditions makes a winter weather forecast more intelligible. The book is beautifully illustrated with color photographs and paintings. Some are small, but all are accurately illustrative of the phenomenon described. The small print size and double-column layout will discourage marginal readers. Motivated readers will be sustained by Dickinson's attention to detail and the inclusion of information not overworked in the meteorological literature for this age group. Margaret M. Hagel, Norfolk Public Library System, Va. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Gr. 3-7. How could a book on weather be so hard to put down? First, the spectacular full- color photographs of landscapes and skyscapes offer stunning visions of natural phenomena. Drawn from a number of sources, the pictures of sunsets, moon rises, waterspouts, rainbows, haloes, and lightning are riveting in their clarity and beauty. Second, Dickinson knows what to talk about. For instance, he discusses not only the various types of clouds and storms but tells of cloud-watching from an airplane: where to sit and what to watch for. Finally, his writing style is lively and concise. Divided into 29 short chapters with at least one full-color photograph or painting on each page, the book offers observations on many aspects of sky viewing. A companion book to the author's Exploring the Night Sky this is not a definitive work, but an excellent introduction that will stir readers' curiosity and awe about weather and the atmosphere. From Canada, a fine book on a subject that transcends national boundaries. -- Carolyn Phelan
