Cloudspotting For Beginners

Autorentext

Gavin Pretor-Pinney, illustrated by William Grill

Klappentext

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.

Zusammenfassung

Have you ever watched a cloud being born? It's easier said than done. Ideally, you'll pick a sunny day with a few puffy white clouds. First of all, look for the faintest threads of white starting to appear like a tiny, frayed piece of sky fabric. Gradually the strands will gather into a mound of bright white. Your cloud has appeared - as if from nowhere. But what will it grow up to be?

Clouds exist in all manner of shapes and sizes. From low-lying stratus to high-flying cirrus, Gavin Pretor-Pinney and William Grill reveal the key facts, characteristics and stories about each of the major types. We learn how they form and the altitudes they prefer; we see the ordinary and extraordinary forms they inhabit; we listen to rolling thunder and watch sparking lightning; we even look down on Earth's clouds from space - and visit them on other planets.

Highly informative and beautifully illustrated, Head in the Clouds will inspire curious young minds with lifelong meteorological wonder.