Wild Weather TDi da)Wild Weather , Oxford written by Ben Smith A pap Reading Fireflies What’s this book about? This book tells us about different kinds of fierce weather and about the damage they can cause. (Treat this as information only and make sure that the child is not frightened.) The text matches the photographs shown on each page. Talk together @ Look at the cover and read the title together. Ask, “What is another word meaning ‘wild’?” You might suggest ‘fierce’ or ‘dangerous’. @ Discuss how the weather shown on the cover is different from, or similar to, today’s weather. Read the story ) { (©) = Word recognition @ = Language comprehension @ Read each page together. Find something new and interesting ‘on each page. @ Point to the words as you go along, helping and encouraging the child to split longer words into smaller parts, to make them easier to read. @ Point to any word in bold. Ask the child to say what they think the word means. Then look it up in the Glossary on page 23 to find out if they were right © If the child fails to recognise a new word which has cropped up before, turn back to the previous page and check it out again. Make sure they realise the word is the same each time it occurs. @ Ask the child which type of weather might be the most dangerous, and why.OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Wild Weather Ben SmithThunderstorms Hurricanes Galveston Tornadoes Glossary IndexWoosh! The weather is wild. This is a storm, a big storm. Big storms can blow over houses and trees. Big storms can be dangerous, but they can be very exciting, too.Thunderstorms yN | "a 7A thunderstorm forming These are hailstones. They can be big or small.Ate. : 4 He vee t You can see the lightning flash before CD a CleThunder is caused when lightning makes the air heat up. Thunder can make different noises. It can rumble and it can crackle. It can CRASH and it can BOOM!Pitre are often given names. Bea MTree R lee emia Did you know that the wind in a hurricane can blow faster than a car can speed down the motorway?These photos of hurricanes were taken from space.BiMetc Mem Mal gd CMa LIK -e)Hurricanes are wide and strong so they can cause a lot of damage. They can blow over houses and trees, and cause floods. There are two ways that hurricanes cause floods. Floods can happen because of all the rain that falls during a hurricane.Ramee mM: lis ls[ 15] pe DCN th Se Mt iret: aed > Floods can also happen when the wind is so strong that it makes big waves in the ocean. Sometimes, these waves are bigger than a giraffe. When the waves crash onto the land they cause floods.The waves crashed onto the land.Tornadoes are called twisters because of their shape.ind. A torna he wind in a torr dina huTornadoes are dangerous when they hit the ground. When a tornado hits the ground thehail — Frozen rain that falls in showers from heavy clouds. hurricane — Storm with violent winds. lightning — The bright light that flashes in the sky during a thunderstorm. thunder — Loud crashing or rumbling sound heard after lightning. tornado — Spinning winds that look like a funnel-shaped cloud. 23clouds 4, 7, 12 floods 16, 17 hurricane/s 3, 10-18, 21 lightning 6-8 noise/s 8, 22 ocean 17 rain 4, 10, 12, 16 sea 12 storm/s 3, 4, 10, 14, 20 thunderclouds 4, 21 twister 20 waves 17-19 wind/s 10-12, 15, 21, 22(otter dear) You can use these ideas straight away, or on another day. © Take it in turns to find a sound word, e.g. ‘swish’ on page 10. Say it with as much expression as possible. © Encourage the child to draw a picture of today’s weather. Draw a picture of a thunderstorm. Ask them to write a line of text beneath each picture. Acknowledgements ‘The Publisher would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs: Getty Images - Image Bank: p1, p3, p10-11, p14, p19-20, 22: Getty Images - Tony Stone: 4-9, p12-13, p16~17; Tranz International [mage Library ~ Corbis: p21 Cover photography by Getty Images - Tony Stone ISBN: 978-019-8473008 10987654321 Produced by White Cloud Publishing Limited Printed in China by ImagoOxford Reading aaa © Tree Fireflies ee Fireflies Wild Weather Find out about hurricanes, tornadoes and storms. See some of the damage they can cause. ND 00x 2001 8 rue Stage 6 Unusuel Buildings Food As Art Tour de France Wild Weather Skateboarding Dinosaurs ‘Available in packs Stage 6 Fireflies Pack |SBN 978-0-19-847297-1 Stage 6 Fireflies Class Pack 1SBN 978-0-19-847298-8 ISBN 078.0-10-84: 173008 Onders and enquiries to Customer Services: OXFORD reload tN ll) 9°780198"47; UNIVERSITY PRESS For further information, phone the Oxford Literacy Care-line: Tel. 01865 353881 © Oxford University Press 2003, ‘www.OxfordPrimary.co.uk ‘This edition published 2008,