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Oh Say Can You Say What's the Weather Today?
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45 pages, Hardcover
First published May 25, 2004
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Tish Rabe
175 books49 followersTish Rabe is the bestselling author of over 170 books for Sesame Street, Disney, Dr. Seuss, and many more. She is Founder and Content Creator of Tish Rabe Books, LLC, an independent publishing company that partners with nonprofits and businesses to create books that make a positive difference in the lives of children, parents, teachers, and caregivers worldwide.
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"Sweet Dreams Ahead Time for Bed" is a gentle, rhyming storybook written in partnership with Pajama Program, a national nonprofit that promotes healthy sleep routines and gives pajamas and books to children facing adversity.
"Days Can Be Sunny for Bunnies and Money", helps children learn how to manage money. It was produced with Clarity 2 Prosperity, a business development company for financial advisors. To learn more, visit tishrabe.com.
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September 5, 2022
This is another gem from The Cat in the Hat Learning Library and in it the Cat, with assistance from Thing 1 and Thing 2, takes Dick and Jane through all the different types of weather. And once again it is great learning for youngsters and for readers in general.
The Cat arrives with an umbrella because it is raining but he tells Dick and Jane, 'The weather is changing, Come on! Let's get going' and off they trot and the takes them to the top of Mount Karakakoo where they study and forecast the weather. This leads the Cat to show Dick and Jane a weather map with an explanation of how one works.
Cloud formation and cloud names are covered and the Things add to Cumulus and Cumulonimbus by drawing a representation of a cirrus cloud. And moving on rain is explained and then snow, sleet and hail with asides on evaporation and condensation.
Snowflakes are analysed before they move on to the desert and the tropical jungle with instructions as to how to dress and keep cool in both places. Seamlessly they move on to thunderstorms, where an explanation as to how to calculate how far away the storm can be is given before hurricanes and tornados are examined.
Finally the Cat raises his hat, says goodbye to Dick and Jane after giving them, and the readers, a good grounding on weather with a little ditty, 'You see, weather keeps changing, but one thing we know. It makes life exciting wherever you go.'
The Cat arrives with an umbrella because it is raining but he tells Dick and Jane, 'The weather is changing, Come on! Let's get going' and off they trot and the takes them to the top of Mount Karakakoo where they study and forecast the weather. This leads the Cat to show Dick and Jane a weather map with an explanation of how one works.
Cloud formation and cloud names are covered and the Things add to Cumulus and Cumulonimbus by drawing a representation of a cirrus cloud. And moving on rain is explained and then snow, sleet and hail with asides on evaporation and condensation.
Snowflakes are analysed before they move on to the desert and the tropical jungle with instructions as to how to dress and keep cool in both places. Seamlessly they move on to thunderstorms, where an explanation as to how to calculate how far away the storm can be is given before hurricanes and tornados are examined.
Finally the Cat raises his hat, says goodbye to Dick and Jane after giving them, and the readers, a good grounding on weather with a little ditty, 'You see, weather keeps changing, but one thing we know. It makes life exciting wherever you go.'
March 7, 2021
A look at the weather. Filled with science facts, a glossary, index, this book helps young readers understand how the weather works, and how if affects and effects the world around them.
October 7, 2008
The title of the book is "Oh Say Can you Say What's The Weather Today?" The author of the book is Tish Rabe and is illustrated by Aristides Ruiz. This book is published by Random house and was copyrighted in 2004. This is a cat in the hat series book by Dr. Seuss.
I really liked this book because it talked about everything weather. It talked about precipitation and it talked about various instruments used to forecast the weather. The Cat in the Hat takes a boy and girl around to various "locations" and shows them different kinds of weather like ice and cold in antarctica and heat and dryness in the desert. The book shows the reader that corn grows where it is hot and rice grows where it is wet. The book tells how pilots rely on the weather to help them get from place to place.
Activities:
1.)I would like to use this book to go on a field trip. It is nice that we are in Topeka because there is a weather center out at an airfield which name I cannot remember. The students can go out there and look at different instruments such as an anemometer which measures wind speed and look at a weather balloon. We did this for our science block and it is a good learning tool.
2.) I would like to make a map of the state of kansas and put it in the front of the class and each morning assign a new student to look up the forecast, either in the newspaper, or on the internet and have them use magnets denoting different precipitation (rain, snow) and maybe different fronts, cold or warm front. This would help students learn weather.
I really liked this book because it talked about everything weather. It talked about precipitation and it talked about various instruments used to forecast the weather. The Cat in the Hat takes a boy and girl around to various "locations" and shows them different kinds of weather like ice and cold in antarctica and heat and dryness in the desert. The book shows the reader that corn grows where it is hot and rice grows where it is wet. The book tells how pilots rely on the weather to help them get from place to place.
Activities:
1.)I would like to use this book to go on a field trip. It is nice that we are in Topeka because there is a weather center out at an airfield which name I cannot remember. The students can go out there and look at different instruments such as an anemometer which measures wind speed and look at a weather balloon. We did this for our science block and it is a good learning tool.
2.) I would like to make a map of the state of kansas and put it in the front of the class and each morning assign a new student to look up the forecast, either in the newspaper, or on the internet and have them use magnets denoting different precipitation (rain, snow) and maybe different fronts, cold or warm front. This would help students learn weather.
February 7, 2016
A Child's perfect, simple, but fun guide to weather and all other aspects of it :)
May 20, 2018
I love this book! Don’t laugh! My child loves it too! It’s so great and I learned some interesting facts about the weather!
November 17, 2018
Oh Say Can You Say What's The Weather Today by Tish Rabe
1. Awards: N/A
2. Grade Level: Pre K - 3
3. Original Summary: Each page of this book discusses elements of the weather in great detail with simple rhymes. It really is a guide and tool for teaching anything about the weather, and there are so many hands-on science activities teachers can create for each topic of this book.
4. Original Review: I’m always amazed when authors can use rhyme to inform, and this book does just that without skimping on content. The illustrations and examples throughout the book are great, and I really liked that it has a glossary in the back of the book too. I’d definitely use a few pages at a time to teach a specific topic, as there is so much information within this book.
5. In Class Uses:
1. “Here is a fact we cannot explain. Frogs croak a lot more when it’s going to rain.” Why do YOU think frogs do this? activity page.
2. Water cycle activity page having students draw and label each stage.
3. Endless science activities like grow a snowflake, tornado rain or fog in a bottle. This website has a bunch of great ideas that can be connected to a page of the book https://www.weareteachers.com/best-we...
1. Awards: N/A
2. Grade Level: Pre K - 3
3. Original Summary: Each page of this book discusses elements of the weather in great detail with simple rhymes. It really is a guide and tool for teaching anything about the weather, and there are so many hands-on science activities teachers can create for each topic of this book.
4. Original Review: I’m always amazed when authors can use rhyme to inform, and this book does just that without skimping on content. The illustrations and examples throughout the book are great, and I really liked that it has a glossary in the back of the book too. I’d definitely use a few pages at a time to teach a specific topic, as there is so much information within this book.
5. In Class Uses:
1. “Here is a fact we cannot explain. Frogs croak a lot more when it’s going to rain.” Why do YOU think frogs do this? activity page.
2. Water cycle activity page having students draw and label each stage.
3. Endless science activities like grow a snowflake, tornado rain or fog in a bottle. This website has a bunch of great ideas that can be connected to a page of the book https://www.weareteachers.com/best-we...
January 29, 2021
This book is similar to Gibbon's Weather Words And What They Mean, in that it defines a bunch of weather stuff in a colossal infodump that no child could retain after one reading. However, I like this book better because the familiar characters helped keep my first grader's interest, especially Thing One and Thing Two! I usually don't like commercial tie-ins in my nonfiction, but my snobbery is slowly being overcome by the practical issue of making children excited about learning.
January 1, 2024
It's wonderful that you read "Oh, Say, Can You Say What's the Weather Today?" by Dr. Seuss! This book not only teaches about different types of weather but also shows the importance of curiosity and learning about the world around us. A great thing you learned is how weather changes and affects everything. You can use this knowledge to understand the seasons, dress appropriately for different weather conditions, and maybe even help plan family activities based on the weather forecast. Keep up your great reading and curiosity, Qamar!
Love,
Mom and Dad
Love,
Mom and Dad
April 25, 2017
All the "Cat in the Hat Learning Library" books have been very good and fun to read. They all teach about Science without 'being in your face" Science books. Like this one has lots of vocabulary words that they make it easy to learn what they mean. Teaching in rhymes brings not only education but giggles and smiles too.
December 6, 2017
This informational book is a great tool to use to teach children about the different weather patterns but in an easy to understand format. The illustrations keep with a whimsical Dr. Seuss feel that children love. The words are easy to understand and the text can easily be paired with a science activity like making a tornado in a bottle.
March 10, 2020
This is a great book for teaching Kinder through Second about weather. On each page there is an extra little fun fact about weather that a character is holding up. This book talks about the types of weather, how weather changes and the weather in different places around the world.
March 3, 2025
This book teaches kids about weather in a fun unique way! Students can learn a lot about weather while being engaged with the illustrations and story line.
This will be a book I will have available for students to look through during our weather unit!
This will be a book I will have available for students to look through during our weather unit!
February 17, 2017
I enjoyed this book because I like weather. I also enjoyed this book because this book was about weather.
February 2, 2019
More complicated than the sea book, but very informative in a fun and engaging way. I like it!
August 11, 2020
Great book!
You’ll learn so much about the weather!
Great illustrations.
You’ll learn so much about the weather!
Great illustrations.
January 22, 2021
this shit was crazy lol
March 16, 2021
Very nice, I'll read it ..🤩
March 16, 2021
Good to teach the many, many types of weather.
July 15, 2021
A fun introduction to meteorology that includes the classic Dr. Seuss style rhymes. Was perhaps a bit too simple for our interest level but was still a good kids science book.
October 13, 2021
Does not lend itself easily to reading aloud. Good educational material, but doesn't have the cadence to justify being associated with Seuss
April 2, 2022
Informative, fun and written in rhyme. What’s not to like?
November 17, 2022
Tish Rabe does the best rhyming and educational content in the car in the hat learning library. I think this one about weather was very informative.
May 19, 2023
My class loved this! It was a great supplemental tool for our weather lesson.
December 26, 2023
Fun book to learn about weather.
February 1, 2024
The six year old was fascinated and he had fun cloud watching after.
April 16, 2024
I love Dr. Suess and think that this is a fun way to just give the students another interesting form of literature to give them a more well-rounded understanding of the weather.
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June 8, 2019
Just bought this book from a fair, and since I will be spending my summer taking care of children, I thought it would be a great idea to buy some children's books. I really enjoyed reading this book since it is entertaining and educational too. It is also a great introduction to the weather theme.
September 12, 2025
The Cat in the Hat takes two children to see and experience different types of weather in different areas of the world. There is information about what affects the weather and how the weather affects us. Featured are weather, clouds, water cycle, climates, thunderstorms, and more. Fun illustrations.
August 4, 2015
Children learn all about weather in this whimsical, rhyming book, narrated by the Cat in the Hat. It begins with the Cat asking two children to join him on a trip to learn about how weather changes and then follows the threesome on their adventures. Students learn all about weather stations, what forces affect weather, how weather (temperature & precipitation) is measured (including thermometers and anemometers), types of clouds, the water cycle (solid, liquids and gasses included), different climate zones, severe weather (thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes), and more. While there is a lot of information presented, it is done in such a way that allows for a basic understanding by various levels of readers. While complex vocabulary is decoded in text, the book also contains an in-depth glossary for further reference.
Weather is a great topic to incorporate into the theme of change and this book reinforces the idea that weather is always changing. The field trip method the author used to present the information was creatively done and the use of familiar Dr. Seuss characters will draw students into this book. I enjoyed reviewing some basic knowledge about weather and even learned a few new facts (pinecones can forecast weather… they close up when it is wet and open when it is dry and frogs croak more when it is going to rain!) I enjoyed the fun familiar illustrations this book included and felt as though they contribute to comprehension of the material. I will definitely use this book in my future classroom when we talk about weather!
Text Complexity/Lexile: 700L
This book has a simple to read rhyming pattern that will connect with all levels of readers. Although the reading pattern is not complex, there are some complex vocabulary words included (anemometer, meteorologists, thermometer, wind vane, symbol, forecast, cumulonimbus, cumulus, vapor, precipitation, evaporation, condensation, magnify, tropical, humid) but all are defined in text and in the included glossary. When used with adult direction (or as an extended learning piece for science/ weather) this book is a wonderful addition to any science curriculum.
Weather is a great topic to incorporate into the theme of change and this book reinforces the idea that weather is always changing. The field trip method the author used to present the information was creatively done and the use of familiar Dr. Seuss characters will draw students into this book. I enjoyed reviewing some basic knowledge about weather and even learned a few new facts (pinecones can forecast weather… they close up when it is wet and open when it is dry and frogs croak more when it is going to rain!) I enjoyed the fun familiar illustrations this book included and felt as though they contribute to comprehension of the material. I will definitely use this book in my future classroom when we talk about weather!
Text Complexity/Lexile: 700L
This book has a simple to read rhyming pattern that will connect with all levels of readers. Although the reading pattern is not complex, there are some complex vocabulary words included (anemometer, meteorologists, thermometer, wind vane, symbol, forecast, cumulonimbus, cumulus, vapor, precipitation, evaporation, condensation, magnify, tropical, humid) but all are defined in text and in the included glossary. When used with adult direction (or as an extended learning piece for science/ weather) this book is a wonderful addition to any science curriculum.
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