Unit Library

Kaitlyn Ellsworth
Science and Health
1. Oh Say Can You Say, Whats the Weather Today: All About Weather
a. Author: Tish Rabe
b. This book is a part of The Cat in the Hat Learning Library. In the book,
The Cat in the Hat travels all around, and throughout his journey,
experiences different types of weather such as snow, rain, hurricanes,
and more. It also focuses on different topics like clouds and fog.
Students will also get to read about different ways to take the
temperature, measure weather, and to stay safe. This fictional book
also contains a lot of rhyming, so it would be a good addition to the
unit library.
2. National Geographic Readers: Weather
a. Author: Kristin Baird Rattini
b. This nonfiction, reference book gives students a definition of what
weather is, how it impacts people, and has different activities included
for the students to complete as they learn about the weather. It
teaches students how weather can change quickly, the sun, clouds,
and rainbows. An interesting part is how the book discusses how
weather can impact the reader. They learn some more complex
vocabulary words involving weather, such as blizzard and flurry. This
book can be a great resource for collecting information and facts.
3. Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll
a. Author: Franklyn M. Branley, Illustrator: True Kelley
b. This book is very informational about the cycle of a storm. It has real
facts with fictional characters. It starts off by saying how a hot, humid
day with white clouds in the sky can quickly turn into a thunderstorm.
A family is camping during the beautiful day when it turns into a
stormy day. The book then goes on to explain why it is raining, since
the family packs up to leave due to the severe weather. There are
diagrams about how clouds are formed and rise, how water vapor
becomes liquid water, and what causes thunderstorms. This book can
teach students a lot and can be used as an educational resource.
4. Feel the Wind
a. Author: Arthur Dorros
b. This book asks the reader if they have ever felt wind, and then explains
to them what wind is and how you can see it move object, feel it, hear
it, but you cannot physically see it. It explains how things, like a fan,
might feel like wind, but it is not. It includes how wind is apart of
weather and affects different weather conditions, and includes an
activity for children to try at the end of the book. It has cartoon
illustrations, but is a nonfiction and informational book.
5. Come On, Rain!
a. Author: Karen Hesse
b. This fiction book is about a little girl named Tess who is anxiously
waiting for it to rain outside. She is sad that the rain is not coming, but
eventually the clouds come and it does rain. When the rain finally
comes and is over, it is time for a celebration! Children and their moms

come outside soaking wet, take off their shoes, and dance through the
puddles the rain has left. Tess is like a new person and is so happy
again because of the rain.
6. The Magic School Bus Presents: Wild Weather
a. Author: Tom Jackson, Illustrator: Carolyn Bracken
b. This nonfiction and informational book incorporates different
characters from The Magic School Bus, like Ms. Frizzle and many of the
students, to help teach the reader about the weather. It covers topics
such as how rainbows and double rainbows form, clouds, water, and
different vocabulary such as climate, flood, water vapor, etc. Real
pictures accompany the text to help readers see images of what they
are reading about.
7. What Will the Weather Be Like Today?
a. Author: Paul Rogers, Illustrator: Kazuko
b. This book explains to the reader the different kinds of weather, and
how they can take place at separate times during separate parts of the
world. The book uses rhymes to help keep the reader engage and to
help teach basic definitions about the weather. This book is
informational since its main purpose is to explain the different types of
weather to the reader.
8. The Story of Snow: The Science of Winters Wonder
a. Author: Mark Cassino
b. This nonfiction and informational book answers questions on how
water becomes snow, what is a snow crystal, and how all snowflakes
are unique and how none look exactly the same. Close-up pictures of
snowflakes are in the book and has diagrams to explain the whole
process on how a single speck can become a snowflake. Children might
need help reading this book because some of the diagrams might be
hard to comprehend, and the teacher can assist them with this.
9. What Will the Weather Be?
a. Author: Lynda DeWitt
b. This book explains the difference between warm weather conditions
and colder weather conditions. It also explains to the reader what type
of clothes and shoes they should wear during specific weather
conditions. The book incudes different diagrams to help the reader
understand the different types of weather. This is an informational,
nonfiction book with colorful illustrations.
10.National Geographic Kids: Everything Weather
a. Author: Kathy Furgang
b. This is a book that might be more challenging for first graders to read,
but I thought it was a good resource book to include because the real
life pictures would be great for the students to look out. It talks about
how wild the weather can actually be and weather safety. There are
many vocabulary words included. In addition to fun photos, there are
also fun facts included about the weather that can be interesting to
add to a project or presentation.
11.Little Cloud
a. Author: Eric Carle
b. This fictional book allows readers to look at some of the different
clouds one can observe while looking up at the sky. Little Cloud and

other clouds form together to make one cloud, and then it rains. This
funny book is also educational. Eric Carle is a book read to young
children, and by first grade, they should be able to understand the
educational value of this book.