17 May Review: Zeke the Weather Geek: There’s Mud in My Flood!
Zeke the Weather Geek: There’s Mud in My Flood!
Series: Zeke the Weather Geek
Authors: Joan Axelrod-Contrada and Ann Malaspina
Illustrator: Paula J. Becker
Kids Can Press, 2025
ISBN: 97815253044446 (hardcover)
9781525304484 (eBook)
$16.99 CAD (hardcover)
$11.99 CAD (eBook)
216 pages
Ages: 7 to 10 years; Grades 2 to 5
Review by: Helen Hauser
Weather-obsessed Zeke is very concerned about evolving spring melt conditions that are perfect for a flood. The story follows Zeke over 12 days as he tries to balance unwelcome class play, interactions with classmates he doesn’t like, his fulfilling new “job” as Weather Watcher, and saving the town from the flood. The book has a vibrant cast of characters who are all passionate about different things and contains many well-written sections of factual information about weather conditions, satellites, seasons, etc. The narrative incidents are fun and the illustrations charming. The pages with factual information have a gray background so it’s easy for readers skip the facts and follow the story only or return to the facts if they want. Note that climate change is mentioned several times, which can spark discussion, and temperature is reported in Fahrenheit throughout (with Celsius discussed in a facts section).