Lightning
The sky blazes with incredible light as lightning flashes, brighter than ten million lightbulbs. Every second of every day more than a hundred lightning bolts strike the earth-millions of lightning bolts in a single day!\ Readers will be fascinated by the spectacular full-color photographs and clear, concise text that explores one of nature's most dramatic phenomena. Award-winning author Seymour Simon investigates what we know about lightning, from how lightning and thunder form to a machine...
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Exceptional nonfiction for children from two of the most trusted names in science education: Seymour Simon and the Smithsonian Institution.School Library JournalGr 1-5A purple-hued cover photo attracts readers to this fascinating topic. The stunning, vibrantly colored photographs help to explain the text, illustrating points such as the differences between the three kinds of lightning. Short, simple sentences make this topic accessible to younger readers but do not talk down to older report writers. Simon emphasizes precautions about lightning (for example, "If you are in water, get out as soon as possible"). He also lists safe places to be if you are caught out in the open during a lightning storm. Libraries that own Stephen Kramer's Lightning (Carolrhoda, 1992) or Jonathan Kahl's Thunderbolt (Lerner, 1993) may not need an additional title covering similar material, but the outstanding photos make Simon's book a striking selection.Blair Christolon, Prince William Library, Manassas, VA
\ School Library JournalGr 1-5A purple-hued cover photo attracts readers to this fascinating topic. The stunning, vibrantly colored photographs help to explain the text, illustrating points such as the differences between the three kinds of lightning. Short, simple sentences make this topic accessible to younger readers but do not talk down to older report writers. Simon emphasizes precautions about lightning for example, "If you are in water, get out as soon as possible". He also lists safe places to be if you are caught out in the open during a lightning storm. Libraries that own Stephen Kramer's Lightning Carolrhoda, 1992 or Jonathan Kahl's Thunderbolt Lerner, 1993 may not need an additional title covering similar material, but the outstanding photos make Simon's book a striking selection.Blair Christolon, Prince William Library, Manassas, VA\ \
