A fantastic first book on what happens in the sky, Nature Explorers Weather is the perfect companion for children eager to understand why it rains or shines. Discover how a weather forecast is predicted, what makes a rainbow, & how to build your own barometer. With exciting activities, like cloud spotting, & plenty of facts, Nature Explorers Weather is a must for children curious about the weather & keen to explore the world. ...

A map for fans of the BBC Shipping Forecast, showing where the sea areas are around Britain & Irel&. The map also extends out into the Atlantic, including some mysterious sea areas not mentioned on the radio! A must for those late night broadcasts, as the strains of Sailing By come across the airwaves. ...

The weather affects everyone at sea, whether you are pottering along the coast, motoring from port to port or sailing to another continent. This book
- produced in consultation with the RYA
- explains in clear, simple terms the basic principles that govern the weather. It helps the reader learn how to get the most from weather maps & forecasts, deduce how the wind will be modified by the coast & whether or not a sea breeze will set in. It also shows how to keep an eye on the clouds, the waves & the barometer, & how to anticipate hazards such as gales, thunderstorms & fog.

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If you`re fed up with inaccurate forecasts you may want to have a look at this classic book, you could find yourself able to make accurate forecasts whatever the weather
- ensuring your camping trips are dry, your nature trails comfortable or bracing, & your wild swims just the right kind of wet. Telling you what happens if it rains on St Swithin`s Day, or if there`s a red sky at night, if it snows at Easter or if spiders spin long webs, Weather Forecasting The Country Way will put you in touch with thousands of years of British wisdom & heritage. In amusing & delightful prose, Robin Page shows how applying simple common sense to country lore
- based on observing animal & plant behaviour, watching clouds, the stars & the moon
- anyone can become well-versed in Britain`s difficult to predict & often wayward weather.


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This is the perfect book for anyone who finds general weather forecasts frustrating because they don't give sufficient local detail. It answers such questions as: Is it likely to rain, be sunny or windy? Will it be a good day at the beach? Should I take an umbrella to work? Will there be plenty of wind for sailing? Should I water the lawn? Alan Watts, the acclaimed author of the bestselling Instant Weather Forecasting, explains in straightforward terms how to look at the sky & interpret what the clouds indicate about the coming weather. He explains how to combine information given in weather forecasts with the readers own observations to arrive at a correct assessment of what the coming weather is likely to be. ...

Martha Gellhorn`s three intertwined novellas are concerned with the integration of European outsider into the dramatic landscape of East Africa. It is a story of rejection & enchantment. Two sisters, one beautiful, one plain, return unmarried from their adventures in the great to their parents` hotel on the mountain, where they are caught up in a scandalous relations with an African official & an English botanist. A heartbroken woman tries to escape the memory of her son`s death on a doomed holiday by the sea. A lonely, awkward young Englishman, disorientated by years as a prisoner-of-war, orphaned by bombs in London, seeks a new life in the highlands. ...

A charming & beautifully illustrated book, first published in 1893, covering all aspects of the weather including: Times & Seasons, Months, Days of the week, Winter birds & times of their arrival, Sun, Moon & Stars, Wind, Clouds, Mists, Haze, Dew, Fog, Sky, Air, Sound, Sea, Tide, Heat, Rain, Rainbow, Frost, Hail, Snow, Ice, Thunder & Lightning. Measuring instruments include: Barometer, Thermometer, Hygrometer, Telescope, Spectroscope. Animals include: Quadrupeds, Birds, Fish, Molluscs, Reptiles, Insects, Plants etc. This new edition has been completely redesigned & is fully illustrated with reproductions of woodcuts, photographs & drawings throughout. ...

It is no accident that the weather is a perpetual topic of conversation in Britain. For its range of extreme conditions our climate is quite unusual. Winds of over 130 mph (1976), arctic conditions like those in early 1963 & snowstorms producing 6 feet of undrifted snow in 15 hours (1929), fogs in which you cannot see your own feet (1952), protracted droughts as in 1975-6 & 1995-7 & heatwaves with temperatures reaching 100 F (1868), hailstorms showering down lb hailstones (1925), ice-storms so severe that birds fell to the ground in mid flight, weighed down by coats of ice (1940), & deluges releasing 11 inches of rain in 24 hours (1955) -- Robin Stirling tells us of these & many other equally remarkable phenomena, assessing their significance in relation to average conditions both locally & nationally, & putting all the facts into perspective. A mine of information, The Weather of Britain has proved absorbing for all those with a general interest in the subject & valuable for people whose jobs & even lives depend on having a detailed & accurate knowledge of Britain`s weather. It is now appearing in paperback for the first time in this second, extensively revised & completely updated edition ...

Investigate weather with experiments on wind, rain, storms, clouds, rainbows, temperature, evaporation, pressure, & more. Learn about clouds, rainbows, thunderstorms & lightning. Build a weather station with wind speed indicator, rain gauge & wind vane.

Includes:: 20-page booklet.

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This book summarises the climate of each country in a simple format, so the weather you can expect in any part of the world is easy to look up, & different countries can be compared. Brief details are given of the temperature & rainfall, with other general comments including what clothing to take. A very useful book for planning where & when to travel. ...