Flo and her Weatherbie friends are having a blast at Flo's Christmas party-until, that is, the Pollutants show up and wreak havoc with the weather... This colourful Christmas book for children helps explain climate change to little learners through a cast of memorable characters, making it easy to remember key concepts about the world around us and the need to take good care of our planet. The Weatherbies curriculum-aligned books make lovely gifts for children, playgroups or schools. This book is also available in Irish as Coisir Nollag le Sile Sneachta - choose one book or get the pair for parallel learning! Key Features Engaging eco story by Yvonne Fleming for ages 2-6 Colourful pictures by James Salenga to enthral little ones Lovable, memorable characters modelling pro-social behaviours and values for young readers English or Irish editions available for parallel reading Aligned to The World Around Us and other key Areas of Learning in the Early Years and Foundation Stage curriculum Aligned to the four Aistear Early Childhood Curriculum Framework themes of wellbeing, identity and belonging, communicating, and exploring and thinking Aligned to 12 global Eco Schools themes Created by The Weatherbies Ltd, UK STEM Ambassadors, the official Early Years partners of Eco Schools NI and partners of Twinkl NI Entertainment and education for young children Written by Yvonne Fleming and illustrated by James Salenga, the colourful picture books in the Weatherbies series are perfect for introducing eco topics and other concepts to Early Years Foundation Stage children. The Weatherbies are a lovable community of friends who live, learn and play in the wonderful world of Skytown. Through their interactions with the world around them, each other, and the pesky Pollutants, the Weatherbies gang teach pro-social behaviours and values such as co-operation and responsibility. Language, music and learning The book series is also available in Irish, and can be used as parallel texts, for children reading them side by side, or for non-Irish-speaking parents to read along with children learning Irish. Learning is easier when music is involved! Kids can sing along with accompanying songs, The Flo Snow Song and the Weatherbies Christmas song, Santa is on his Way, on streaming platforms. Sing a Song with the Weatherbies, featuring Tony Kearney, introduces the Weatherbies gang to little music lovers, and Eco Tunes by the Weatherbies, featuring Clare Galway, has a whole host of new eco-topical songs such as Put It In the Bin, Little Honey Bees, Rosie Rainbow's Recycling Song and many more. Trusted educational partnerships The Weatherbies are the official Early Years partners for Eco Schools NI, part of the global Eco Schools network delivering the Eco Schools programme by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), one of the world's largest environmental education organisations. The book series and free companion materials are aligned to the global Eco Schools themes of biodiversity & nature, climate change, energy, food, global citizenship, health & wellbeing, litter, marine & coast, school grounds, transport, waste, and water. Access the full range of resources to go with this book on the Weatherbies website. The Weatherbies are UK STEM Ambassadors, are partnered with global teaching resource providers Twinkl and are learner members of Learnovate in Trinity College Dublin.