Young Simon stumbles into a grand adventure when he arrives at school late to find he is locked out, and climbs to the roof with his cat Jack, where he finds a magic staircase that takes them to the land of the clouds.
Simple text and color photographs teach weather concepts and the science of clouds by encouraging young readers to observe the world around them. Discusses the relationship between clouds and weather, and offers activities to do on a cloudy day. Includes instructions for an activity.
Little Cloud, who does not want to join the other clouds in terrorizing the earth with storms, grows lonely and longs to look closer at mountains and seas, until Lady Wind makes her dream come true.