Air, Wind, Clouds, and Weather

What makes wind blow?

The wind moves over the land. It sways the tops of tall grass in meadows and sets leaves a-rustle in the woods. It scatters the smoke from chimneys. It lifts up limp flags and makes them flap. It…

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Who’s a toymaker?

All children are toymakers. Sticks and stones, boxes and bones—all sorts of throwaway things—can be made into toys. Toys are as much fun to make as they are to play with. All you need are some…

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Air, Wind, Clouds, and Weather

Beads and balls of ice

Hail and sleet are frozen rain. But they are very different. Sleet is tiny beads of ice. Hail is lumps of ice and snow that may be as big as baseballs! Hailstones begin as ordinary raindrops in a…

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