Cloudspotting for beginners

Gavin Pretor-Pinney

£20.00

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Have you ever watched a cloud being born? Clouds come in all manner of shapes and sizes. From low-lying stratus to high-flying cirrus via sun dogs and tornados, this beautifully illustrated guide reveals the facts, secrets and stories of all the major cloud types, and how they change the weather around them. We learn their fancy Latin names, explore the parts of the sky where they like to hang out, watch their amazing light shows – and even visit them on other planets, where they are made of acid (among other things). ‘Cloudspotting for Beginners’ will inspire curious minds with a lifelong sense of meteorological wonder.

ISBN: 9780241632543 Category:

Description

An introduction to the wondrous world of clouds, by the internationally bestselling founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society and a prize-winning children’s book author and illustrator

Have you ever watched a cloud being born?

Clouds come in all manner of shapes and sizes, from low-lying Stratus to high-flying Cirrus via roll clouds, banner clouds and tornados. This beautifully illustrated guide reveals the facts, secrets and stories of all the major cloud types, and how they shape the weather around them. We learn their fancy Latin names, explore the parts of the sky where they like to hang out, marvel at the ways they play with sunlight – and even visit them on other planets, where they are sometimes made of acid.

Cloudspotting for Beginners will inspire curious minds with a lifelong sense of meteorological wonder.

Additional information

Weight 0.665 kg
Dimensions 27.4 × 21.2 × 1.8 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

96

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

551.576 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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