Zap! Clap! Boom!: The Story of a Thunderstorm
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Bloomsbury Publishing 2023
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Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
02/28/2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781547602261
ASIN:
B0BLV6TDG5
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Laura Purdie Salas. (2023). Zap! Clap! Boom!: The Story of a Thunderstorm. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Laura Purdie Salas. 2023. Zap! Clap! Boom!: The Story of a Thunderstorm. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Laura Purdie Salas, Zap! Clap! Boom!: The Story of a Thunderstorm. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Laura Purdie Salas. Zap! Clap! Boom!: The Story of a Thunderstorm. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.
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A Bank Street College School of Education Best Book of the Year 2024
A North Carolina Children's Book Award Nominee 2026
* "An informative read-aloud choice for home or classroom." -Booklist, starred review
Explore the life cycle of a thunderstorm in this informative and engaging picture book.
Morning's calm. Outside is still. A blue-forever day until . . .
The real beginning of a thunderstorm happens long before the first raindrop falls.
No rain yet. It's just a threat-
a rising cloud, a towering plume, then . . .
Follow along as the weather changes, from a blue-sky day to a brewing storm, from a brewing storm to a dazzling downpour, and from a dazzling downpour to the breathtaking moment when the sky emits a-
ZAP! CLAP! BOOM!
Laura Purdie Salas's dynamic text and Elly MacKay's vibrant art offer the perfect introduction to the science of weather and the forces that work together to create a storm. The next time nature puts on a dramatic thunder and lightning show, readers will be ready to find a cozy spot near a window and watch the storm unfold.
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Morning's calm. Outside is still. A blue-forever day until . . .
The real beginning of a thunderstorm happens long before the first raindrop falls.
No rain yet. It's just a threat-
a rising cloud, a towering plume, then . . .
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