Children's Science Book Database

What Will the Weather Be?

This book does foster the development of processes because in talking about the weather, it incorporates prediction, questioning, inferring, communicating, observing, and more.
  • Author: Lynda DeWitt
  • Illustrator: Carolyn Croll
  • Year Published: 2015
  • ISBN: 0062381989

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Summary

This story covers a variety of weather conditions and weather-related concepts through good descriptions and simple pictures. It is very informative, but many of the concepts might be too complex for younger children. It would be a great book to read when discussing weather and could be followed up with a class discussion about these topics.

Evaluation

  • Appropriateness: Medium
  • Authority: High
  • Accuracy: High
  • Liteary Artistry: Medium
  • Appearance: High

Questions

Does the book foster development of processes?

This book does foster the development of processes because in talking about the weather, it incorporates prediction, questioning, inferring, communicating, observing, and more.

Does the book provide an opportunity for children to ask and answer their own questions?

Yes, this book provides an opportunity for children to ask and answer their own questions. Children can question why the weather is a certain way, and about things like temperature, wind, clouds, and more. There are many illustrations in the story that explain the weather phenomena, so that can help children answer their own questions by observing the pictures.

Does the book encourage children to think for themselves?

This book encourages children to think for themselves. The illustrations of the weather cycles are descriptive, but children will have to think deeply about them because they are not too simple, and they can think about times when they have seen the weather certain ways, and think about what caused it. However, the story is very descriptive and gives a lot of factual information, so you would have to challenge the students to think deeper than what is laid out in the text in front of them.

Is the science topic addressed in ways that are appropriate to the lesson?

If you are teaching a lesson about weather, then I think this book would be very helpful and informational. It explains the reasons “why” behind a lot of things children might inquire about like what causes snow, what causes temperature change, what causes rain, and more.

Is the content based on sound scientific principles? Is it accurate?

The content in this story reminds me a lot of what we learned in the education school science classes, as it covers a lot of the same material in the same ways, like the water cycle. The information in the book is accurate and based on sound scientific principles.

Does the book distinguish between fact and fiction?

The book is mostly factual, as it is mostly an informative book, with little of a plot, so there is no distinction between fact and fiction, because it is all realistic.

Are the illustrations clear and accurate?

In this story, the illustrations are clear and accurate. They correlate with the text on the page, and they are simple for children to be able to understand. Another thing that makes the illustrations clear and accurate is that many of them are labeled and use arrows.

Is the book written at the level of your students?

This book would probably be best for students around the age level of 6 and older, because while the illustrations and wording are simple, the concepts and words like “anemometer” are a little more complex and younger children might not understand them very well. However, the format, illustrations, and wording of this story definitely makes it more approachable and easier for younger students to understand things like what causes certain weather conditions.

Is there a multicultural component? Is it free from stereotyping?

This book depicts characters from many different races, and is free from stereotyping. All of the characters are represented equally in my opinion.

Is the book free from gender bias?

The book is also free from gender bias. The book has male and female characters that both have jobs like meteorologists.

Does the book show the close association between science and other disciplines?

The book is very informative, so I feel like this would be a hard book to link to other subjects, otherwise, it might end up being somewhat dry. It gives a lot of information and facts and there is not much of a plot, so I feel like it would pretty much only be useful in science and when discussing weather.

Does the book present a positive attitude toward science and technology?

The book presents a positive attitude towards science and technology as the characters all seem genuinely interested and intrigued when learning about these conditions and things like thermometers, and more.