The Horn Book Guide

BIOGRAPHIES

Hannah, Julie , Holub, Joan

The Man Who Named the Clouds

40 pp. | Whitman | September, 2006 | Trade ISBN 0-8075-4974-6 $15.95

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Paige Billin-Frye. Luke Howard was an English Quaker, chemist–businessman, and acute observer of clouds whose Latin-based system of nomenclature eventually became standard. This biography is ably narrated, with appropriate historical context. Interspersed is a modern child's weather journal, offering facts and corny jokes, which may be more distracting than engaging. Whimsical watercolor illustrations are augmented with photos, including period ones. Bib.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian