Anna’s Extraordinary Experiments with Weather is a biography for children in elementary school. Anna Mani is a famous Indian meteorologist, who invented many meteorological measuring instruments.
This book is brought to us by Pratham’s Storyeweaver licensed under creative commons. The book is rated English Level 3 suited for young children who can read on their own.
Author: Nandita Jayaraj
Illustrator: Priya Kuriyan
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Biography for children
“Foooo! Foooo!” Anna Mani blew out all eight candles on her birthday cake. “Happy Birthday, Anna!” shouted her brothers and sisters.
Anna had a big family and a big house on a hill. But on her birthday, she had only one small wish.
Anna tore open her birthday gift and peered in. There was something sparkling inside. “Diamond earrings? Aiyye!”
She did not want diamond earrings. They were expensive and useless!
Do you know what Anna really wished for?
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Approximate reading time: 15 minutes, the book is rated level 3 by Pratham.
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My class loved it thank you so much
Yes, a perfect book for kicking off investigations in meteorology for science topics in school! So glad your class enjoyed it.
My son found it interesting.