Description: Explore the science of snow in this informative picture book with a lyrical read-aloud from award-winning author and poet Laura Purdie Salas.
Brief description: Chiara Fedele was born in Milan and now lives in a nearby village. She took a degree in Illustration at La Scuola del Fumetto. Chiara works with Italian and international publishers. She has won a number of awards including the Premio Cento Illustrator Competion in 2008, Sydney Taylor Award Silver Medal in 2018 and 3x3 International Illustration Award Merit in 2019. chiarafedeleillustrator.it Insta: @chiaraillu
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"The creators successfully balance art, information, and poetry for a result that captures the fleeting magic of snowflake-filled skies as well as their power to generate community activity." --Publishers Weekly
"With exquisite clarity, Salas' gentle verse speaks to the poetic beauty of a first snow while gently leading readers through the very real science. . . . Deft wordplay and lovely art blend for a tale of a most magical snowy day." --Kirkus Reviews "This ode to snowstorms is perfect for nature lovers and budding scientists alike." --Booklist "Combines brief and accessible scientific detail with wonder." --Horn Book Magazine "The fluid, rhyming text offers some basic facts about thunderstorms; the well-researched back matter presents a more detailed account . . . An informative read-aloud choice for home or classroom." --Booklist, starred review, on ZAP! CLAP! BOOM! THE STORY OF A THUNDERSTORM "Science collides with poetry in Zap! Clap! Boom!: The Story of a Thunderstorm, in which Laura Purdie Salas's pit-a-pat rhymes match the tempo of a rain shower." --Shelf Awareness on ZAP! CLAP! BOOM! THE STORY OF A THUNDERSTORM "With eye-catching art and lines that roll off the tongue, this book would be well-suited to raucous but stealthily informative science-based story hour." --BCCB on ZAP! CLAP! BOOM! THE STORY OF A THUNDERSTORM "Salas's onomatopoeic verse conveys both the ferocity of a thunderstorm and the wonder it can inspire; it begs to be read aloud." --The Horn Book on ZAP! CLAP! BOOM! THE STORY OF A THUNDERSTORM "The book is a perfect read-aloud . . . A lovely, vocabulary-stretching, story-hour gift for a cozy day." --School Library Journal on ZAP! CLAP! BOOM! THE STORY OF A THUNDERSTORM "The buildup and arrival of a wild thunderstorm offers both eye-widening drama and lessons in atmospheric phenomena . . . A crashing success." --Kirkus Reviews on ZAP! CLAP! BOOM! THE STORY OF A THUNDERSTORM