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The Equator (Fact Cat Series) by Izzy Howell
The Equator by Todd Bluthenthal
Welcome Home, Bear: A Book of Animal Habitats
What's The Weather, Meg?
Be an Expert - What is the Weather by Erin Kelly
Weather Words and What They Mean
On the Same Day in March: A Tour of the World's Weather
Freddie the Frogcaster - 1st original book
Using a Thermometer
How do we Predict Weather
Meteorologist
Jane Brocket Rainy, Sunny, Blowy, Snowy: What Are Seasons?
Heat Wave by Eileen Spinelli

Rain
The Rain Train by Elena de Roo
Rain by Sam Usher
Sun by Sam Usher
A Party for Clouds: Thunderstorms By Belinda Jensen
Raindrops on a Roller Coaster: Hail By Belinda Jensen

Storms
True or False: Storms by Melvin and Gilda Gerbe
Heather Tekavec "Storm Is Coming!"
Magic School Bus - kicks up a Storm
Bruce's Big Storm (do RAL)
Storm (Seasons with Granddad) by Sam Usher
Thunder-Boomer by Shutta Crum
Dinosaur Thunder by Marion Dane Bauer

Floods
Flood Warning by Kenah, Katharine
Floods by Vanessa Black (ages 7-11, nonfiction)
Wild Weather: Floods! ages 4-9 by Lorraine Jean Hopping, nonfiction
Flooded by Ilustrajo, Mariajo
Elmer and the Flood by McKee, David
Pattan's Pumpkin: a Traditional Flood Story From Southern India by Soundar, Chitra
Clifford and the Big Storm

Hurricanes
Hurricanes by Gail Gibbons
Freddie the Frogcaster - hurricane
Spinning Wind and Water: Hurricanes by Belinda Jensen
Hurricane by David Wiesner
Hurricane! by Jonathan London
Kissimmee Pete and the Hurricane by Jan Day
Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane by Joanna Cole

Snow
The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's Wonder by Mark Cassino
Snow Is Falling by Franklyn Branley
Snow by P.D. Eastman
Fancy Nancy: There's No Day Like a Snow Day by Jane O’Connor
The Snowflake by Benji Davies
Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright

Blizzards
What Makes a Blizzard? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Blizzards (Blastoff! Readers, Level 4: Extreme Weather) By Kay Minolis ages 7-10
Freddy the Frogcaster - Blizzard
A Snowstorm Shows Off: Blizzards by Belinda Jensen
The Blizzard by Betty Ren Wright
Blizzard by John Rocco
The Little Snowplow by Lora Koehler

Tornadoes
Tornado! The Story Behind these Twisting, Turning, Spinning and Spiraling Storms by Judith
Fradin
Tornadoes by Seymour Simon: Age Level: 6-9 years old
Tornadoes by Gail Gibbons
Freddie the Frogcaster - tornado
The Sky Stirs Up Trouble: Tornadoes by Belinda Jensen
Magic School Bus Chapter Books: Twister Trouble
I Am a Tornado by Beckmeyer, Drew
Otis and the Tornado by Loren Long
Tamara the Tornado: A Hero in Disguise (Nature Speaks Series) by Rana Boulos

• link: https://youtu.be/IrzEREcPqU8

We didn’t have washers or two bottles. So we made our own tornado by putting water, glitter, and a drop of soap into a clear bottle. Spring n it and you can see the tornado inside.

National Geographic Videos on Floods, Hurricanes and Tornadoes.

• link: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/environment/environment-natural-d

Here is a great website that provides information on the different natural disasters talked about during this lesson.

• link: http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-rain.htm