Can It Rain Cats and Dogs?: Questions and Answers About Weather

by Melvin A. Berger, Gilda Berger, Robert Sullivan

Provides answers to such questions about the weather as "What makes the weather?", "Does air have weight?", "How big are hailstones?", and "What is El Niäno?"

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Childrens

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Amanda Averill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can It Rain Cats And Dogs? is an expository text written by Gilda Berger and Melvin Berger. The text was published by Scholastic Inc. in 1999. There are 48 pages, the guided reading level is R, the lexile level is 770, and it is appropriate for grades 3-5.
The text presents students with thought provoking questions on weather. Readers are asked to think about weather, and how it may be described. As the text progresses, students are asked if they understand what El Nino is. A broad range of concepts on weather are introduced, including, the sun, air, wind, rain, and snow. Natural disasters are discussed, including tornados and hurricanes. By the conclusion of the book, students will be exposed to the reason behind why weather changes, how puddles “disappear,” and groundhogs are skilled at predicting the weather.
Teaching Idea:
SL.3.3. Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
For this book, I would use the hot seat. This strategy allows for students to role play in order to assess comprehension. This is a great way for students to become a character, practice creativity skills, and encourage a classroom community. There were specific pages that could be taken out from the book and given to students so he/she could create his/her own character. This is appropriate for third grade, and creates an environment where students are allowed to be expressive and creative. This allows students to take notes on the most important pieces of information, create a photo, and opening remarks on the topic. I would prep the children with potential questions he/she could ask the one in the hot seat, or assure them that they may not know the answer, and this is acceptable.

[Frances · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book gives the answers to questions about the weather, like "What is El Niño?" or "What storm is smaller than a hurricane, but more powerful?" It is illustrated with paintings on every page, and some maps and diagrams.
We read this book in Reading Club. It is level R.
Edgar (age 11) says, "It gave good info and has pictures so the reader can understand it. It is well-organized by topic, so I would give it 5 stars. Kids who want to discover things about the weather should read this book. You can learn what happens, what are the events, and how they are formed."
The teacher says, "This is the kind of book where you don't have to start at the beginning. You can read it in any order. It answered some questions about the weather that I didn't even know I had."

[Nichole · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is fine. The format is nice, but it's just too outdated. I'll try and find something newer to replace it.

[Fourth Grade]

my review for this is about a sience book. It

[Dave · Rating 1 out of 5]

audio book

I was looking for a book with amazing science stories I could share with grandchildren. I'm still looking.

[Ronald · Rating 3 out of 5]

a prendi de muchas cosas que pasan en el mundo cuando llueve y al tormentas en algunos paises llueve bien fuerte y dejandos danos de satrosos

[Deborah Harris]

AR Quiz No. 63203 EN Nonfiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1.0
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP