***Winner, NFPW Communications Contest / 1st place children"s nonfiction (2013)*** ***Mom"s Choice Award for children"s nonfiction (2013)*** ***Winner, Press Women of Texas Communications Contest / 1st place children"s nonfiction (2012)*** ***TERRIFIC Stocking stuffer for ages 8 and up!!!*** See how fun and science blend together into an easy and informative read for ages 8 and up. "Weather Wits & Science Snickers" offers weather and science jokes accompanied by full-color comic-book style illustrations followed by an understandable description of the science within each joke. The reader will enjoy some "cool" real-world images included in each section, and Web links provide plenty of opportunity for further exploration of each topic. Subjects covered range from tornadoes to cold fronts, and even vacuum cleaners on the moon! This is a large (8-1/2" x 11") high-quality color paperback book; 64 pages. "Weather Wits & Science Snickers" is authored by a 9-time award winning broadcast meteorologist with 29 years in the field.