Sam Branson – författare

It's hardly a surprise to discover that Sam Branson has a love of adventure and a real concern about our future in a world where the climate is changing rapidly. Journeying into the heart of the Arctic wilderness with his father and a film crew, Sam explores the changing landscape and the lives of the native Inuit people who have survived in a relentlessly inhospitable environment for 5000 years.Sleeping on frozen seas and encountering majestic polar bears, Sam and his father embark together on a winter expedition which Sam must ultimately complete on his own, finding new depths of resilience and courage in a formidable and breathtaking landscape.

Let''s Measure the Weather is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.1.1 and Literacy.L.1.5. Large color photographs of rain gauges, thermometers, weather balloons, wind vanes, and illustrated weather maps—along with narrative nonfiction text—illustrate the many ways to measure different types of weather and why this measurement is important. This book should be paired with “Tools Tell the Weather" (9781448888009) from the Rosen Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.