Wind is moving air. Sometimes it blows softly. Sometimes it whips and whooshes. Wind pushes waves in the ocean. It rustles the leaves and makes flags flap. What happens when the weather is windy? Read this book to find out! Learn all about kinds of weather in the What’s the Weather Like? series - part of the Lightning Bolt BooksTM collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt BooksTM bring nonfiction topics to life!

Wind is a special kind of weather—people can’t always see it, but it’s there. Readers accompany a relatable narrator as they learn all about the wind. Joined by a colorful cast of friends and family, the narrator learns how to have fun on windy days. Colorful illustrations depict scenes of kite flying and fluttering leaves, while accessible text encourages readers of all levels to get involved with reading. This title is a perfect starter book for beginning readers or for reading aloud to younger children.

This book breaks down concepts relating to what causes wind, as well as where certain winds blow and why they occur there. Readers will learn how the sun heats the earth unevenly, causing air pressure differences, or gradients, how the Coriolis effect influences wind patterns, how helpful winds spread pollen and turn turbines for wind power, and how scientists use anemometers, wind socks, and weather vanes to measure wind direction and speed. Chapters explain large wind systems such as Hadley, Ferrel, and Polar cells, trade winds, polar easterlies, prevailing westerlies, the intertropical convergence zone, the doldrums, and the horse latitudes. Monsoon winds, land and sea breezes, mountain breezes, Santa Ana and Chinook winds, wind shear's effect on tornado formation, and how pressure differences and the Coriolis effect help hurricanes form are also discussed. Clear, helpful diagrams, full-color photographs, bold glossary words, and an index support this easy-to-read, engaging text.

The family dog finds a clever way to stop Baby's stroller from rolling away.

Several children enjoy playing in the snow.

Wind may be invisible, but it can be a big part of the weather. Wind gusts can knock down trees and even blow the hat off your head. Through the use of colorful illustrations and easy-to-read text presented in both English and standard Latin American Spanish, early readers will explore what happens when the wind picks up in their neighborhood. The sights and sounds of a windstorm are highlighted by illustrations of a young girl experiencing a windy day just outside her home. High-interest topic engages young readers Strong picture-text correlation aids in comprehension Reading level supports.

Ever wonder what makes the wind blow? Or if you can see the wind? How fast does the wind blow? Learn the answers to these questions and many others, as you start reading about the wind. Ideal for read aloud or for early readers to read on their own this fact-filled, full color book also supports the National Science Education Standards for K–4 science. Young weather scientists will want to try the experiment , “How hard is the wind blowing this week?”, to satisfy their curiosity.