Wind /
Elizabeth Miles.
- Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2005.
- 32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 23 cm.
- Heinemann first library .
- Watching the weather .
- Miles, Elizabeth, 1960- Watching the weather. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
What is wind? -- Why do winds blow? -- Wind speed -- Measuring wind -- Winds and storms -- Wind direction -- Winds around the world -- Winds and the seasons -- Wind and plants -- Wind and people -- Disaster: Tornado -- Wind power -- Project: Where is the wind coming from?
Library Media Connection, August 2005
Explains the causes and effects of wind, and how winds are measured.