Clive GiffordA Question of Geography: How Can it Rain Fish?
and other questions about weather
Clive Gifford lives in Manchester, UK and is an award-winning author of over 150 books for children and adults. These include Eye Benders: The Science of Seeing and Believing, winner of the prestigious Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2014, and Cool Technology, which won the School Library Association Information Book Award 2013. Clive's titles range from the serious (Robots, iScience, How the World Works) and sporty (with books on motor racing, the Olympics and football) to the downright silly (The Curse of the Toxic Trousers).
1: What's the weather?
2: Why's building snowmen at the Equator so hard?
3: How do winds feel the pressure?
4: Where do weather forecasters hang their socks?
5: Can a cloud weigh more than 300 hippos?
6: How does it rain?
7: Why isn't snow white?
9: Can it rain fish?
10: Can lightning really strike twice?
11: When is a hurricane NOT a hurricane?
12: Can a jumper save the planet?
13: Quick-fire questions
14: Glossary
15: Find out more
16: Index