The Magic School Bus Comes to Life
CADL has partnered with Impression 5 to bring Ms. Frizzle and The Magic School Bus to Greater Lansing!
A new exhibit at Impression 5 Science Center, a
CADL community partner, brings Ms. Frizzle and her classroom to life!
From now through the end of April, explore Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm to discover fascinating facts like these:
- how the sun's heat affects our weather
- why the tilt of the earth causes different seasons
- where weather reports come from
The exhibit used excerpts from the "Kicks Up a Storm" episode of Scholastic's The Magic School Bus™ TV show, plus Scholastic's The Magic School Bus™ book, titled Inside a Hurricane.
First check out what you need to know about visiting
I5. Then, to learn even more about wild and wonderful weather, stop
by any CADL branch.
From toddler books to middle grade chapter books, you'll find something
for all the curious kids in your life.
Here's a list of suggested titles from our children's librarian.
Find these and many more in our online
catalog.
Board Books | Picture Books | Beginning Readers | Chapter Books
BOARD BOOKS
Snowflake Baby
by Elise Broach
A baby and her puppy enjoy a day in the snow.
Spot's Snowy
Day by Eric Hill
Spot enjoys the many pleasures of a snow day, including building
a snowman, throwing snowballs and drinking hot chocolate.
Elmo and Abby's Wacky
Weather by Naomi Kleinberg
It's a beautiful spring day on Sesame Street, but Elmo has just
found
his sled and scarf. Now it's up to his fairy friend Abby to make
it
winter again so he can play in the snow.
PICTURE BOOKS
Weather by
DK Publishing
A great lift-flap introduction to weather
The
Cloud Book Book by Tomie DePaola
Introduces common types of clouds and what they can tell about
weather changes.
Thunder-Boomer
by Shutta Crum
A raging summer thunderstorm brings excitment to a small farm.
The Big Storm: A
Very Soggy Counting Book by Nancy Tafuri
Ten animals find shelter from a storm in a hill hollow.
Monsoon by Uma
Krishnaswami
A girl in India happily anticipates the arrival of monsoon season.
BEGINNING READERS
Annie and Snowball and the
Wintry Freeze by Cynthia Rylant
Annie, Henry and their pets enjoy a wintry ice storm.
Storms by
Miriam Busch Goin
Exciting photos and descriptions of thunder, lightning,
monsoons and more.
Are
You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems
What should Elephant and Piggie do when it starts to rain?
Whatever the
Weather by Karen Wallace
Photos and illustrations show the changing weather outside a boy's
window.
CHAPTER BOOKS
Wild About
Weather by Ed Brotak
A chatty, but highly informative introduction to the science of
weather.
Written by a meteorologist and self-described 'weather fanatic.'
Extreme
Weather by John Farndon
A look at all types of extreme weather, from violent storms to extended
droughts.
W is for Wind: A Weather
Alphabet by Pat Michaels
An ABC book introducing readers to a variety of weather-related
topics.
The Kids' Book of Weather
Forecasting by Mark Breen
A hands-on introduction to the science of meteorology, explaining how
to
make equipment ot measure rainfall, wind direction , and humidity,
record
measurements and observations in a weather log, make whatever
predictions,
and perform other reated activities.
How Does a Cloud Become a
Thunderstorm? by Mike Graf
Illustrations and photographs of how thunderstorms develop, covering
topics
such as evaporation, lightning strikes, thunder and the water
cycle.
Shapes in the Sky: A Book
About Clouds by Josepha Sherman
Handsome illustrations of cumulus, stratus and cirrus clouds.
