What triggers a tornado? What can you see in the eye of a hurricane? What's the difference between a thunderbolt and a thunderclap? Popular author and artist Eric Sloane proves why weather is something best understood by seeing it. His illustrated book shows weather "happening." In fact, there's not a sunny page in it--nothing but cyclonic storms, whirlwinds, waterspouts, lightning bolts, and other fascinating, weather-related topics. More than seventy pages of drawings and diagrams make the weather come alive in a book that examines everything from storm mechanisms and cold fronts to the birth of a thunderhead.
A valuable resource for learning more about everyone's favorite topic for conversation and speculation, Eric Sloane--the "Weather Wizard"--has the countryman's simple and natural comprehension to give substance to his scientific and artistic insights. What especially distinguishes this volume from his other books on the subject is the focus on a detailed treatment of the more spectacular and destructive elements of weather phenomena. His belief is that if this book "gets one to look upward more often, it will have accomplished a purpose."
With his conversational style and more than 100 original illustrations, the popular author and artist explains "elementary meteorology so clearly that the completely uninformed can gain an immediate understanding." -- San Francisco Chronicle.
Eric Sloane was an American landscape painter, illustrator, and author of illustrated books on the cultural history and folklore of America. He was also fascinated by weather, The Farmer's Almanac and the early American farmer's ability to interpret "weather signs.” He is credited with being the first television weatherman, having come up with the idea of having farmers from all over New England call in their weather observations to a Dumont, New York TV station where they could be broadcast to the regional audience. Dover Publications reissued 6 of his books about the weather. With his insightful hand-drawn diagrams, he is able to provide clear visual depictions of how weather works, and in one volume in particular, Skies And The Artist, he offers insights into the techniques he uses to add texture and realism to his cloud illustrations. His books have equal appeal to art students, lovers of Americana and those with a fascination for how weather works.
Dover Publications
Pub Date: August 04, 2006
0.22" H x 9.02" L x 6.04" W
128 pages
Paperback