The Weather Monster (Level 4)

by QED Publishing

The villagers are tired of all the rain. They want the weather monster to bring back the sun. But is anyone brave enough to ask him? Exploring themes of making friends and being brave, plus learning about different types of weather, this fun and engaging story also includes comprehension activities and extra discussion topics, making it perfect for supporting learning at school. Featuring original stories, delightful characters, and humorous illustrations, Reading Gems is a series designed to spark a love of reading. It is a supplementary reading programme that is graded into four levels to perfectly suit a child’s reading ability from an emerging reader to a confident, independent reader. Parents and teachers can be reassured that children are reading books that support their ability, challenge their reading skills, and encourage reading confidence with every word on the page.

32 pages, Paperback

Published March 17, 2020

Reviews

[Erica Sonzogni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ron, The Weather Monster controls the weather of a small town. When he is happy, the skies are sunny and cloudless. When he gets upset, rain, thunder and lightning abound. Poor weather has been happening more frequently and one of the villagers, named Joe, wants to cheer Ron up by baking him a cake. He ascends the mountain where The Weather Monster lives and presents the cake. Through conversation, Joe understands that Ron is lonely on the mountain. Together they decide to visit the village. Even though the villagers are nervous at first, they accept Ron. The Weather Monster now has many friends and the weather is always sunny.

The Weather Monster shows young readers the power of one person’s actions and kindness. Even though the story line is simple, the message is clear and the plot is entertaining. Ron, The Weather Monster is depicted as a cute creature in the illustrations which would make him seem lovable, rather than frightening, to young readers. When the story concludes, there are a variety of activities for the readers to complete. There are popular story words from the book with pictures to help children to identify them, questions to ask students about what they read, games, and pages with illustrations to aid students with their retelling skills. Early readers will love this book for the story line, end activities, and simple language to help them read it themselves.

[Hannah Ingram · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really cute kids book about loneliness, making assumptions about others and accepting differences. Really fun little read