- Calendar: 12 pages
- Publisher: Fifth House Books; 2009 Edition edition (July 29 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1897252358
- ISBN-13: 978-1897252352
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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#154,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #76 in Books > Outdoors & Nature > Environment > Weather
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Did you know that a lightning strike can start up battery operated toys? That moose, wolves, and polar bears are not susceptible to frost-bite, even when walking on snow or ice at -70°C? That there were 173 hurricane-strength storms in Canada in the twentieth century? From black blizzards to snowspouts, white-washers to mauzy days, Canada's curious weather awaits you inside the covers of the 2009 edition of star climatologist David Phillips's award-winning Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar.
It should come as no surprise that The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar is Canada's best-selling calendar. After all, Canadians curse, praise, meditate and carry on about the weather as much or more than any other nationality on the planet. In this twenty-first edition of the calendar, Canada's own weather guru has collected some of the most spinetingling, spell-binding, and strange stories, history, trivia, records, and quiz questions for the weather freak in all of us. The calendar is always a favourite at home, the office, and in the classroom-kids love it too! Who wouldn't want to know what a vapour explosion effect is, after all?
Calendars for the past two years have had free instructional posters within the covers-illustrating hurricanes and tornadoes-this year will be no different. Watch for 2009's poster in this coming edition. A teacher's guide will also be available online at www.fitzhenry.ca/guides.aspx.
About the Author
David Phillips,acknowledged as "Canada's foremost weather expert," "a genuine Canadian legend,"and "our unofficial weather guru,"would rather think of himself as a weather ambassador for Canada.As a senior climatologist at Environment Canada, Phillips's work involves activities related to the study and understanding of the Canadian climate and the promotion of weather awareness.
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This review is from: The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar 2009 (Calendar)
I have used these calendars in other years and always find them interesting. If you like weather info this is the calendar for you. It will tell you what has happened on this date in Canada in the past years.
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