As a boy, Luke Howard began keeping a weather journal. At the time, the 1700s very little was known about weather and how clouds formed. Fascinated by weather, Luke added paintings of the clouds to his weather records and soon developed a system for classifying and naming the types of clouds. His classification system was influenced by Linnaeus' scientific classification of plants and animals. A modern day student's weather journal including miscellaneous weather facts is interspersed throughout this interesting history of meterology and introduction to types of clouds. A good accompaniment to the fifth grade weather unit.
Grades 3-5
Sunday, April 22, 2007
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2 comments:
I will second this one! I agree with Sue, it is a great book for 5th weather studies. Also a great example of the importance of journal writing. Well written and easy to understand with lots of good information that is not overwhelming to an elementary reader.
M. Bonomo
I found the journal entries intrusive and annoying. The story would flow very nicely without those. This is primarily a book about clouds and their naming, but several of the entries are weather-related but have nothing to do with clouds. Good and useful title, but I don't think it's a "best book."
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