Partly cloudy / Deborah Freedman.

Title :

Partly cloudy

Author:

Freedman, Deborah (Deborah Jane), 1960-

Format:

Books

Summary:

"Two curious bunnies enjoy watching clouds go by. But when they look at the sky, they see something completely different! While one bunny likes to use his imagination the other bunny can only see the scientific. Together they learn that cloud watching is much more fun when they see it through each other's eyes"--

Language:

English

Audience:

Ages 4-8. Viking.

ISBN - ISSN:

9780593352670

059335267X

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Clouds -- Juvenile literature.

Hydrologic cycle -- Juvenile literature.

Rabbits -- Juvenile literature.

Clouds -- Fiction.

Hydrologic cycle -- Fiction.

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What do you see when you look at clouds?

Two curious bunnies enjoy watching clouds go by. But when they look at the sky, they each see something completely different! While one bunny likes to use his imagination and sees cotton candy or whipped cream, the other bunny can only see the science behind them. Together they learn that cloud watching is much more fun when they can see it through each other's eyes.

With extensive back matter about the many kinds of clouds and the water cycle, celebrated author and illustrator Deborah Freedman once again combines the educational with the whimsical, while introducing young readers to two irresistible characters who see the power of possibility.

Author Notes

Deborah Freedman is the author and illustrator of many critically acclaimed books for children, including Blue Chicken , Shy , and Carl and the Meaning of Life . Her most recent book, Tiny Dino , received three starred reviews and was a Kirkus Reviews best book of the year. She loves to watch the clouds and paint them from her home in Connecticut.

You can visit her at DeborahFreedman.net or follow her on Instagram @FreedmanIllustrates and Twitter @Deborah Freedman

Reviews (3)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Via two insightful rabbits and a backdrop of freely washed blue sky, Freedman (Tiny Dino) fashions a story of dual perception that both catalogs cloud types and contrasts two ways of seeing the world. One variation, as embodied by a bunny whose head is often turned skyward, involves imaginative perception: "Ooh, that cloud looks like cotton candy." The other, as conveyed by a spectacle-wearing bunny sometimes toting a book, involves acquiring and disseminating information: "That is not cotton candy. I see a CUMULUS cloud." Undeterred by fact, the imaginative bunny continues observing: "Look at this cloud! I see a cozy blanket." The second bunny notes, about the stratus cloud: "A cold and wet blanket, perhaps." As this back and forth continues, small inset boxes define each cloud type, explaining the Latinate terms, each of which Freedman's watercolor paintings depict clearly and recognizably. When the sky's color begins to change, and the rabbits are caught in a thunderstorm despite the bespectacled bunny's warning, the atmospheric event drives a momentary reversal between the two. Creative imagination and scientific intelligence need not be exclusive, suggests this gently educational book that resists simple caricature. An author's note and more about clouds concludes. Ages 4--8. (Mar.)

Kirkus Review

The scoop on clouds, led by two long-eared skywatchers trading observations and outlooks. "Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Let down your hair!" cries one plushy little white rabbit, gesturing theatrically at the sky. Responds a second bunny, with eyeglasses: "Those are CIRRUS clouds, and they are basically a lot of microscopic ice crystals." That's just one of several similar exchanges beneath gathering cumulus clouds of various sorts, but when storm clouds deliver a mighty BOOM! of thunder, the roles reverse, and it's the one without glasses delivering the cerebral disquisition on cumulonimbus while the other squeaks about a "humongous monster!" They are, of course, both right…as readers able to let their imaginations roam and also absorb Freedman's unusually expansive gallery of cloud types will be well equipped to understand. Along with the pleasures of viewing diaphanous watercolor portraits of the 10 main types of clouds and less common sorts ranging from virga and lenticularis to mammatus and wavelike Kelvin--Helmholtz, Freedman offers additional facts in inset boxes, plus lucid schematic views of how clouds form and of the whole water cycle to boot. "There is so much to learn about clouds!" marvels one bunny. And indeed, so much to learn about the world and how we perceive it. Cirrus-ly great. (selected resources, bibliography) (Informational picture book. 5-8) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

Is it cotton candy or a cumulus cloud? Rapunzel's long hair or a cirrus cloud? As two rabbits express different perspectives on cloud-watching, one tends toward imaginative or fanciful interpretations while the other is ready to supply hard science. Putting the scientific facts within the narrative makes it easy to see how cloud names directly relate to their sizes and shapes. In addition to the dialogue, additional facts appear as inset boxes. Several familiar fairy tales and nursery rhymes are referenced, adding another element of identification fun. The watercolor illustrations are well suited to conveying the varying nature of different clouds. Although one rabbit starts out representing knowledge and the other, fantasy, eventually they both demonstrate that they can appreciate imagination as well as factual information. An expanded section at the end of the book provides further information, describing how clouds form, illustrating the 10 main types of clouds, and including a diagram of the water cycle. Clever and well-executed, this tale is perfect for weather studies or story times.