Tornado! : the story behind these twisting, turning, spinning, and spiraling storms
Title:
Tornado! : the story behind these twisting, turning, spinning, and spiraling storms
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Summary:
Through riveting narrative and eyewitness stories, young readers learn what it's like to be caught in a monster tornado. Captivating first-person accounts and news reports detail survivors' experiences of the most destructive tornadoes ever to occur in the United States. And thrill-seekers' reports add To The drama and suspense. Historical perspectives on the human experience of tornadoes and scientific perspectives on why twisters happen and how to keep people safe add To The intrigue of this fascinating topic. Ample back matter will help students find sources to write well-informed and compelling reports.
Year Published:
2011
Physical Description:
63 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.
Note:
"National geographic kids."
Contents:
An emergency situation : a twister smashes Greenburg, Kansas -- Nature's most violent storms : tornado science -- Killer tornadoes : true stories of deadly twisters -- Twister prediction : how we know they're coming.
Grade Interest level:
5-8
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG 7.1 1.0 148288
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ISBN:
9781426307799
9781426307805
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2011.
