Kathleen V. Kudlinski

Lively illustrations accompany historical anecdotes about what people used to think about what caused the weather - and what we've learned since. (On occasion, there's a nod to old wisdom, such as the phrase "red sky at morning, sailors take warning; red sky at night, sailors' delight," which bears out.) The final pages shift from weather to climate, concluding, "Some people still think global warming is a myth. Boy, are they wrong!" Rather than ending on a down note, however, the last suggestion is, "Maybe when you grow up, you could be one of the scientists who makes us all say, 'Boy, were were wrong about the weather!'" Back matter includes a "time line for weather science" and two websites for more information (NASA and NOAA), but no index.… (més)