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Zap! Clap! Boom!: The Story of a Thunderstorm

Laura Purdie Salas

Illustrator: Elly MacKay

Ages: 6+

Published: 2023

Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books/Bloomsbury

ISBN: 978-1-5476-0225-4

Keywords: Thunderstorms, Weather, Rhyme

A beautiful summer day is interrupted when a sudden thunderstorm sends three children scurrying for home. Rhyming text. Colorful, fluid illustrations. Engaging back matter.