Kindergarten Weather Resources
A Bed for the Winter by Karen Wallace
Non-fiction; Call # 591.56 W
A dormouse encounters many different animals as she searches for a place to spend the winter.
Boy, Were We Wrong About the Weather! by Kathleen Kudlinski
Non-fiction; Call # 551.63 K
Examines what is known about weather--storms, predictions, climate, and other characteristics--and how different the facts are from what scientists, from ancient Sumerians to the recent past, believed to be true.
Come on, Rain! by Karen Hesse
Picture Books; Call # E Hes
"Come on, rain!" Tess pleads to the sky as listless vines and parched plants droop in the endless heat. Up and down the block, cats pant while heat wavers off tar patches in the broiling alleyway. More than anything, Tess hopes for rain. And when it comes, she and her friends are ready for a surprising joyous celebration....
Feel the Wind by Arthur Dorros
Non-fiction; Call # 551.5 D
Explains what causes wind and how it affects our environment. Includes instructions for making a weathervane.
Flood Warning by Katharine Kenah
Non-fiction; Call # 551.48 K
You are lying in bed listening to the soft sound of rain. It has been coming down for hours. Now something is changing. The rain sounds harder and louder, and there is water running down the road, which looks like a small river. What is happening? You are hearing and seeing the start of a flood. Read and find out about the different kinds of floods, how they start, and how to stay safe.
Forecasting Weather by Terri Sievert
Non-fiction; Call # 551.63 S
Explains what causes wind and how it affects our environment. Includes instructions for making a weathervane.
Freddy the Frogcaster by Janice Dean
Picture Books; Call # E Dea
Freddy the new Frog News Network frogcaster is caught by surprise when the town picnic is almost ruined by an unexpected storm.
Hurricane by David Wiesner
Picture Books; Call # E Wie
The morning after a hurricane, two brothers find an uprooted tree which becomes a magical place, transporting them on adventures limited only by their imaginations.
Hurricane Watch by Melissa Stewart
Non-fiction; Call # 551.55 S
Find out how hurricanes form, how scientists track the storms, and what you can do to keep yourself safe if one strikes.
Ice Boy by David Ezra Stein
Picture Books; Call # E Ste
Tired of helping others cool their drinks, Ice Boy proceeds to sneak out of the freezer and heads to the beach, where his edges begin to blur
A Place Where Hurricanes Happen by Renee Watson
Picture Books; Call # E Wat
Told in alternating voices, four friends from the same New Orleans neighborhood describe what happens to them and their community when they are separated, then reunited, as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Weather Wise Book Set by Ellen Lawrence
Non-fiction set; titles include
Fog, mist, or haze? Call # 551.57
How are rain, snow, and hail alike? Call # 551.57
What are clouds? Call # 551.57
What is climate? Call # 551.6
What is lightning? Call # 551.56
What is the water cycle? Call # 551.48
What is weather? Call # 551.6
Snow by Erin Edison
Non-fiction; Call # 551.57
Catch a snowflake on your tongue. Toss a snowball. It's time to learn about SNOW! Through full-color photos and simple, easy-to-follow text, this nonfiction book introduces emergent readers to the science basics behind this frozen form of precipitation.
Storm's Coming! by Margi Preus
Picture Books; Call # E Pre
Did you know that flowers, insects, and birds can help predict the weather? Near her lighthouse home, Sophie reads the signs and sounds a warning: “Storm’s coming!”
Weather: Poems by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Poetry; Call # 881.008 H
A collection of poems describing various weather conditions, by such authors as Christina G. Rossetti, Myra Cohn Livingston, and Aileen Fisher.
Weather Words and What They Mean by Gail Gibbons
Non-fiction; Call # 551.6 G
Introduces basic weather terms and concepts, including temperature, air pressure, and moisture.
What Will the Weather Be? by Lynda DeWitt
Non-fiction; Call # 551.6 D
Explains the basic characteristics of weather--temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure--and how meteorologists gather data for their forecasts.
When It Rains by Marcia S. Freeman
Non-fiction; Call # 551.57 F
Simple text and photos present things that happen to the natural world and people when rain comes down.
The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins
Picture Books; Call # E Hut
A rhymed tale describing the antics of a capricious wind.