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21) Ill wind
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Joanne Baldwin is a Weather Warden. Usually, all it takes is a wave of her hand to tame the most violent weather. But now, she's trying to outrun another kind of storm: accusations of corruption and murder. So, she's resorting to the very human tactic of running for her life. Her only hope is Lewis, the most powerful warden known. Unfortunately, he's stolen not one but three bottles of Djinn--making him the most wanted man on earth.
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"We live at the bottom of an ocean of air -- 5,200 million million tons, to be exact. It sounds like a lot, but Earth's atmosphere is smeared onto its surface in an alarmingly thin layer -- 99 percent contained within 18 miles. Yet, within this fragile margin lies a magnificent realm -- at once gorgeous, terrifying, capricious, and elusive. With his keen eye for identifying and uniting seemingly unrelated events, Christopher Dewdney reveals to us...
23) Chill factor
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Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin has protected the human race from monster storms, been killed, reborn as a Djinn, and then restored to her original form. Now she's throwing the dice to stop an infinitely powerful, deeply disturbed kid-who is holed up in a Vegas hotel-from bringing on a new ice age.
30) Thin air
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View our feature on Rachel Caine's Thin Air.
After preventing Mother Earth from destroying the planet, Joanne Baldwin lost her memories thanks to Ashan the djinn-and they will remain lost forever unless Joanne can recover her identity-and destroy the demon who is impersonating her, fabulous shoes and all...
31) Storm chasers
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"Pablo, Violet, and twins Devin and Skylar are zapped back to the Maker Maze for a weather-themed challenge, and even though the Maker Maze is as exciting as ever, Devin seems to be a little blue"--
33) Clouds
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"Simple text and supportive images introduce beginning readers to the characteristics of clouds. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
34) Forecasting
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"An exploration of weather forecasting, including how this science has developed in the past two centuries, vital forecasting equipment such as radar, and possible future developments"--Provided by publisher.
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Weather may be a frequent conversation topic, but making it a focus of curiosity and amazement-that's a rare triumph. This program succeeds through a combination of eye-popping motion graphics, irreverent humor, and cutting-edge scientific expertise. Drawn from the United Kingdom's top level of meteorology and physics researchers, four on-screen commentators address a wide range of provocative yet rarely considered questions-from "Why is weather so...