Thunderstorms should not be frightening for young readers once they learn how they are formed and the storms are part of nature.

Big beautiful color photos of lightning, wind blown trees, and driving rain will let young readers see the lightning bolts that disappears so quickly as it happens in real time . One young observer has his fingers in his ears from the thunderous ‘booms’, while another is watching out a window wide-eyed in shear amazement to the storm outside. These two boys do not look scared.

There is a 4-step graphic on “How Thunderstorms Form”, “Question” ( Have you heard thunder or seen lightning during a thunderstorm? [p 19]) , and a graphic “Stormy Day Activities” chart .

Six science vocabulary words, appropriate to the topic, are given in the glossary each with a definition and color photo.

There is more information available on-line through Bellwether Media’s safe ‘Factsurfer.com’ website.

Submitted for Annette McQueen by Mary Pong.