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In the mid 1800s, Sara Coleridge wrote a beautiful poem relating the months of the year to their weather. Adapted, updated and combined with spectacular images, Paint the Sky - A Year of Weather, helps children develop an appreciation for, and understanding of, the magnificence of this world.
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