Katie and the Magic Umbrella.Katie and the Magic Umbrella Kristine Kahanek, author Michael Albee & Valerie Jimenez, illustrators K. CO. KIDS Publishing 5611 Colleyville Blvd., Suite 260, PMB PMB Private Message Board PMB Print Measurement Bureau PMB Performance Measurement Baseline PMB Private Mail Box (non-USPS) PMB Plant and Microbial Biology PMB Private Mailbox PMB Physics in Medicine and Biology #160, Colleyville, TX 76034 9780980142303, $14.95 Written by television meteorologist and mother of two Kristine Kahanek, Katie and the Magic Umbrella: A Story Adventure is a fantastic children's picturebook about a guardian angel guardian angel believed to protect a particular person. [Folklore: Misc.] See : Angel guardian angel term for Christian namesake who watches over a young child. [Christianity: Misc.] See : Guardianship with pink wings named Katie. When a thunderstorm thunderstorm, violent, local atmospheric disturbance accompanied by lightning, thunder, and heavy rain, often by strong gusts of wind, and sometimes by hail. is brewing brewing: see beer. , she takes her magic umbrella and teaches the children in her care that thunderstorms thunderstorms a storm characterized by thunder and lightning caused by strong rising air currents; identified as agents of animal disease because of their involvement causing (1) spasmodic colic; (2) lightning strike; (3) injuries of cattle acquired in stampedes initiated by storms. aren't bad things at all--they're an important part of nature. She teaches them scientific facts about the clouds that storms come from, and the lightning that causes thunder. "Lightning is electricity and the flash is hotter than the surface of the sun! So hot, it makes the air crash together to make the loud sound of thunder. The closer you are to the lightning, the faster you hear the thunder." An educational as well as entertaining book, especially recommended to share with young people who are nervous about the storms--since knowing more about them is the first step to conquering fear! |
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