Amazon.com It's Raining Frogs and Fishes， a lighthearted look at the world's weather， collects oddments and tidbits on climatological matters. Among the book's many high points are Jerry Dennis's natural history of mirages (there are many more than the usual desert variety) and his examination of the age-old question about whether the aurora borealis roars. At other points he looks into ancient Roman beliefs about lightning， the adaptive strategies of the Galapagos penguin， and the origins of dew. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Book Description A spellbinding look into the natural world's most fascinating and baffling phenomena， with illustrated explanations of rainbows， meteors， sunsets， hurricanes， the northern lights， and dozens of other curiosities of the sky. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews