Why Does It Snow?: The cool, true story of snow and snowflakes. Packed with WOW facts.

Where does snow come from, and why does it fall?Every winter the sky fills with soft white flakes. But here is a secret: snow is not frozen rain. So what IS it, and why does it snow at all?Why Does It Snow? is the second book in THE BIG WHY, the read-aloud fact series that turns one big kid-question into a whole lot of WOW. Curious owl Ollie and his glowing firefly friend Flick follow ONE little snowflake on its journey from a cloud of dust and vapor all the way down to a snow-day world of white.Inside you will discover: - How every snowflake starts around a tiny speck of dust- Why snowflakes almost always have six sides- Why no two snowflakes are ever exactly alike- The big surprise: snow is really clear, it only LOOKS white! Every single fact is checked against trusted science sources like NOAA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Bright pictures, snappy true facts, and pure WOW, perfect for curious kids ages 4 to 8.Read on to find out why!