Recommended Books/Multimedia

The following list is a collection of fiction and non-fiction books and multimedia resources about solar energy, weather and climate. Select an item and copy the ISBN or ISSN to find the item using Google, Amazon, or Barnes and Nobel.  Or you may simply look for the these materials  in your school or local library.


Format Author Title Publisher Date Cost ISBN/ISSN
Book Aardema, Verna Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain Puffin Books 1983 12.66 978-0-14-054616-3
Book Adamson, Thomas Jupiter Capstone Press 2006 17.99 978-0-73-685879-3
Book Asch, Frank The Sun is My Favorite Star Harcourt Brace 2000 13.6 978-0-15-202127-6
Book Bailey. Jacqui Sun Up, Sun Down, the Story of Day and Night Picture Window Books 2003 20.49 978-1-40480-567-5
Book Barrett, Judi Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Alladdin Paperbacks 1982 11.46 978-0-689-70749-0
Book Benduhn, Tea Energia solar Weekly Reader 2009 11.96 978-0-8368-9368-7
Book Benduhn, Tea Solar Power Weekly Reader 2009 16.5 978-0-8368-9263-5
Book Berkes, Marianne Collins Going Around the Sun:Some Planetary Fun Dawn Publications 2008 14.4 978-1-58469-099-3
Book Blaisdell, Molly Up, up in the air Picture Window Books 2006 14.99 978-1-40484-220-5
Book Branley, Franklyn Mansfield Flash, Crash, Rumble,and Roll HarperCollins 1999 11.16 978-0-06-445179-6
Book Branley, Franklyn Mansfield Snow is Falling HarperCollins 2000 11.16 978-0-06-445186-4
Book Branley, Franklyn Mansfield The Sun, Our Nearst Star HarperCollins 2000 11.16 978-0-06-445202-1
Book Burton, Virgina Lee Katy and the Big Snow Houghton Mifflin 1971 11.46 978-0-395-18562-9
Book Carson, Mary Kay Weather projects for young scientists: expirements and science fair ideas Chicago Review Press 2007 20.96 978-1-55652-629-9
Book Cherry, Lynne The Great Kapok tree Harcourt Brace 1990 14.45 978-0-15-200520-7
Book Chrismer, Melanie The Sun Children's Press 2008 13.96 978-0-531-14753-5
Book Cobb, Vicki I face the wind HarperCollins 2003 14.44 978-0-688-17840-6
Book Cobb, Vicki This place is cold Walker 1990 13.86 978-0-8027-7340-1
Book Coerr, Eleanor The Big balloon race HarperCollins 1992 9.46 978-0-06-444053-0
Book Cole, Joanna The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane Scholastic 1997 11.46 978-0-590-44687-7
Book Cosgrove, Brian Weather DK 2007 14.44 978-0-7566-3006-5
Book Dav,Kennith The Solar System HarperCollins 2001 14.44 978-0-06-028613-2
Book DePaola, Tomie The cloud book Holiday House 1975 16.16 978-0-8234-0259-5
Book Dickinson, Terence Exploring the sky by day: the equinox guide to weather and the atmospere Firefly books 1995 13.86 978-0-920656-71-6
Book Dorros, Arthur Feel the wind HarperCollins 1989 11.16 978-0-06-445095-9
Book Ets, Marie Hall Gilberto and the wind Puffin Books 1978 11.86 978-0-14-050276-3
Book Feeney, Stephanie Sun and Rain:Exploring Seasons in Hawaii University of Hawai'i Press 2008 15.99 978-0-8248-3088-5
Book Forest, Heather The Contest between the Sun and the Wind August House Little Folk 2008 14.4 978-0-87483-832-9
Book Fowler, Allan Energy from the Sun Children's Press 1997 9.86 978-0-516-26255-0
Book Fradin, Judith Bloom Hurricanes National Geographic Society 2007 26.9  1-4262-0112-5
Book Frost, Helen Fog Capstone Press 2004 15.49 978-0-7368-2093-6
Book Gardner, Robert Wild science projects about Earth's weather Enslow Publishers 2008 17.95 978-0-7660-2734-3
Book Gibbons, Gail The reasons for the seasons Holiday House 1995 16.16 978-0-8234-1174-0
Book Gibbons, Gail Sun Up, Sun Down Harcourt Brace 1983 11.46 978-0-15-282782-3
Book Giovanni, Nikki The Sun is so Quiet:Poems Henry Holt 1996 17.06 978-0-8050-4119-4
Book Gregoire, Maryellen Clouds Capstone Press 2005 16.99 978-0-7368-3736-1
Book Gunderson, Jessica A stormy surprise Picture Window Books 2008 14.99 978-1-40484-223-6
Book Hall, Margaret Las estaciones del ano seasons of the year Capstone Press 2009 17.99 978-1-42962-373-5
Book Hall, Margaret Seasons of the year Capstone Press 2007 17.99 978-0-7368-6341-4
Book Kaner, Etta Who likes the sun? Kids Can Press 2007 12.7 978-1-55337-840-2
Book Katz, Bobbi Once around the sun Harcourt Brace 2006 13.6 978-0-15-216397-6
Book Keats, Ezra Jack The snowy day Puffin Books 1976 11.86 978-0-670-65400-0
Book Kerrod, Robin Mercury and Venus Lerner 2000 15.95 978-0-8225-3904-9
Book Kerrod, Robin The Sun Lerner 2000 15.95 978-0-8225-3901-8
Book Llewellyn, Claire Paint a sun in the sky Picture Window Books 2005 19.49 978-1-40480-659-7 
Book Locker, Thomas Cloud Dance Harcourt Brace 2000 14.45 978-0-15-202231-0
Book Locker, Thomas Water Dance Harcourt Brace 2002 11.46 978-0-15-216396-9
Book Loewen, Nancy Farthest from the Sun: the planet Neptune Picture Window Books 2008 19.49 978-1-40483-955-7
Book Loewen, Nancy Nearest to the Sun: the planet Mercury Picture Window Books 2008 19.49 978-1-40483-954-0
Book McDermot, Gerald Arrow to the sun:a Pueblo Indian tale Viking Press 1974 14.44 978-0-670-13369-7
Book Monmonier, Mark Air apparent:how meteorologists learned to map , predice, and dramatize weather University of Chicago Press 1999 27.5 978-0-226-53422-0
Book Morgan, Sally Acid Rain Sea-to-Sea 2010 19.95 978-1-59771-221-7
Book Nikola, Lisa Summer sun risin' Lee&Low Books 2002 16.95 978-1-58430-034-2
Book Ouellette, Jeannine Hurricane Katrina Abdo Pub. 2008 22.95 978-1-59928-852-9
Book Rau,Dana Meachen Mars Compass Point Books 2002 19.49 978-0-7565-0199-0
Book Rau,Dana Meachen Mercury Compass Point Books 2002 19.49 978-0-7565-0200-3
Book Rau,Dana Meachen Venus Compass Point Books 2002 19.49 978-0-7565-0199-0
Book Richardson, Adele Earth Capstone Press 2008 17.99 978-1-42960-720-9
Book Richardson, Adele Mars Capstone Press 2008 17.99 978-1-42960-723-0
Book Richardson, Adele Mercury Capstone Press 2008 17.99 978-1-42960-724-7
Book Richardson, Adele Venus Capstone Press 2008 17.99 978-1-42960-729-2
Book Ring, Susan El sol Yellow Umbrella Books 2005 12.99 978-0-7368-4139-9
Book Rockwell, Anne Clouds Collins 2008 11.16 978-0-06-445220-5
Book Rupp, Rebecca Weather! Storey Kids 2003 17.86 978-1-58017-420-6
Book Saunders-Smith, Gail Clouds Pebble Books 1998 15.49 978-1-56065-777-4
Book Saunders-Smith, Gail Rain Pebble Books 1999 15.49 978-1-56065-778-1
Book Scientific American Scientific American's ask the experts:answers to the most puzzling and mind-blowing science questions Harper Resource 2003 12.7 10-006-0-523360
Book Scott, Janine Fun in the Sun Picture Window Books 2006 18.99 978-1-40481-697-8
Book Scott, Janine Rain on the roof Picture Window Books 2006 18.99 978-1-40481-698-5
Book Shaw, Charles Green It looked like spilt milk HarperCollins 1947 11.96 978-0-06-443159-0
Book Sherman, Josepha Gusts and gales:a book about wind Picture Window Books 2004 19.49 978-1-40480-094-6
Book Sherman, Josepha Nuclear power Capstone Press 2004 19.49 978-0-7368-2473-6
Book Sherman, Josepha Solar Power Capstone Press 2004 19.49 978-0-7368-2474-3
Book Sherman, Josepha Splish! Splash!: a book about rain Picture Window Books 2004 19.49 978-1-40480-095-3
Book Sherman, Josepha Wind power Capstone Press 2004 19.49 978-0-7368-2475-0
Book Sievert, Terri Precipitation Capstone Press 2005 16.99 978-0-7368-3737-8
Book Sievert, Terri Storms Capstone Press 2005 16.99 978-0-7368-3738-5
Book Simon, Seymour Global Warming Collins 2010 15.29 978-0-06-114250-5
Book Simon, Seymour Hurricanes Collins 2007 15.49 978-0-06-117072-0
Book Simon, Seymour Planets around the sun Sea Star Books 2002 11.86 978-1-58717-145-1
Book Simon, Seymour The Sun Morrow Junior Books 1996 11.86 978-0-688-09236-8
Book Simon, Seymour Super Storms Sea Star Books 2002 11.86 978-1-58717-137-6
Book Simon, Seymour Tornadoes HarperCollins 1999 11.96 978-0-06-443791-2
Book Simon, Seymour Weather! Collins 2006 978-0-06-088440-6
Book Stoltz, Mary Storm in the night HarperCollins 1988 11.96 978-0-06-443256-6
Book Tafuri, Nancy What the sun sees; What the moon sees Greenwillow Books 1997 15.29 978-0-688-14493-7
Book Thomas, Rick Eye of the storm: a book about hurricanes Picture Window Books 2005 19.49 978-1-40480-928-4
Book Thomas, Rick Sizzle!: a book about heat waves Picture Window Books 2005 19.49 978-1-40480-927-7
Book Tocci, Salvatore Experiments with the sun and the moon Children's Press 2003 17.5 978-0-516-22605-7
Book Vanasse, Deb Under Alaska's Midnight Sun Sasquatch Books 2005 13.56 978-1-57061-451-4
Book Wiesner, David Hurricane Clarion Books 1990 11.46 978-0-395-62974-1
Book Williams, Judith How does the sun make weather? Enslow Elementary 2005 15.95 978-0-7660-2317-8
e-Book Bailey, Jacqui Sun Up, Sun Down Picture Window Books 2004 17.95 978-1-40480-919-2
e-Book Fradin, Judith Bloom Hurricane Katrina Marshall Cavendish Benchmark 2010 31.36 978-0-7614-4697-2
e-Book Koehler, Susan Weather Rourke Pub. 2008 21.95 978-1-60694-011-2
Audio and Video
CD audio-read along Cole, Joanna
The magic school bus lost in the solar system
Scholastic Inc. 2010 9.99 978-0-545-22088-0
Hardcover Book & Audio CD Keats, Ezra Jack The Snowy Day Scholastic Inc. 1964 29.95 978-1-55592-853-7
DVD DK Publishing Eyewitness Desert DK Publishing 2010 12.99 978-0-7566-6297-4
DVD Ignite Learning SQUIBS In the clouds: air, weather, & water Ignite Learning 2005 19.95 UPC 857442001061
DVD Collection Kellogg, Stephen; Kent, Jack; McCloskey, Robert Seasons and Changes Scholastic/ Weston Woods 2003 59.95 978-1-555-92602-1
DVD Schlessinger Media All about climate and seasons Schlessinger Media 2000 29.95 V6036
DVD Schlessinger Media All about the uses of Energy Schlessinger Media 2000 29.95 V6514
DVD Schlessinger Media Weather Fundamentals Series Schlessinger Media 143.76 V6100
VHS Video Recording Weather and Climate Discovery Channel School 2002 59.95 978-1-58738-292-5