Weather

Water is essential to life on our planet. Water is constantly moving between Earth's surface, the air, and the ground. But did you know that water cannot be created or destroyed? Or that water is not only a liquid but also a solid and a gas? Learn about the water cycle....

On March 12, 1888, hurricane-force winds and unrelenting snow began to bring the East Coast...

Tornadoes are funnel-shaped clouds that can cause massive destruction on the ground. Their winds can swirl faster than 260 miles per hour....

Learn about Tornado Alley, the area in the United States where tornadoes are most frequently formed and often cause the most damage.

In the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. When the Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls, they immediately dispatched a patrol rescue boat....

In Nerdy Babies: Weather, follow our intrepid babies into the eye of the storm. Experience sunshine, wind, rain, and other weather patterns. Plus, learn about how we predict the weather in this simple text written in question-and-answer format....

Tornadoes tear through the land, skipping over one street and devastating the next....

Learn about the treacherous journey across the Sierra Nevada mountain range that isolated and trapped a group of pioneers heading to California for an entire winter in this latest addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series....

Imagine a force that can toss boats around like toys, wash away bridges, and create waves as high as 18 feet. With fierce winds and torrential rains, hurricanes can do all of these things....

From the time he was a small boy in Vermont, Wilson Bentley saw snowflakes as small miracles. And he determined that one day his camera would capture the wonder of the tiny crystal....

Learn about the deadly and unexpected blizzard that slammed the Midwestern United States in 1888 and doomed many young lives in this addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series....

Why is there winter in the Southern Hemisphere at the same time there is summer in the Northern Hemisphere? Here is an explanation of how the position of Earth causes seasons....

The days are getting warmer. And they’re getting longer. Baby birds are hatching. The grass is turning green. Do you know what season is here? It’s spring....

Listen and relive the exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn how and why pinecones protect and release seeds and about how wind and water have shaped desert sandstone into giant rock formations, along with other stories about science and scientists....

Kids will learn the difference between a tornado and a hurricane in the fact-filled rhyming audiobook....

Rainy days can be dark and gloomy, but they can also be fun and colorful! The rain brings big changes like flowers, rainbows, and more.

Kids will explore why the weather is constantly changing in this fun, rhyming audiobook about the weather....

In Tracking Weather, the Brite Star Kids learn about the Brite Star Weather Station and how the people who work there do their jobs and keep the community informed about the changes in the weather....

Surprising facts will hook children and adults alike as they uncover the mysteries of extreme weather - some they never even knew existed....

Thunder is the noise made by lightning. Lightning and thunder happen at the same time, but you might have noticed that you will see lightning before you hear thunder....

Wildfires are one of nature's most frightening forces. In this exciting and historical account of many of the worst fires in American history, all the terror, destruction and human tragedy are vividly retold....

We have four different seasons because the Earth is tipped as it rotates around the sun....

From Antarctica’s biting katabatic gusts to Hawai‘i’s sweet-smelling moani, discover fourteen winds of the world through poetry, scientific facts, and transporting illustrations.

What are tornadoes? Blizzards? Hurricanes? Listeners will learn the ins and outs of severe weather in this book....

Blizzards are an irresistible force of nature. This audiobook of history and science brings to life personal stories of survival and heroism....