Tornado!
Title | Tornado! PDF eBook |
Author | Judith Bloom Fradin |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1426307802 |
Contains first-hand accounts of tornadoes in the United States, explains why and how tornadoes happen, and discusses ways to stay safe.
All About Tornadoes (A True Book: Natural Disasters)
Title | All About Tornadoes (A True Book: Natural Disasters) PDF eBook |
Author | Cody Crane |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 52 |
Release | 2021-11-02 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1338769634 |
Conditions on Earth are becoming more and more extreme and kids want to learn about it! Is it true that tornadoes have the strongest winds on Earth? Yes! Their winds can reach 300 miles per hour (483 kph), sweeping up anything in their paths. They can toss cars and trees through the air and even level entire towns. INSIDE, YOU LL FIND: • How tornadoes form, how they spin, and an account of the most dangerous tornadoes in recent history; • A hands-on activity, a timeline, photos, diagrams—and how meteorologists study tornadoes to keep people safe; • Surprising TRUE facts that will shock and amaze you! This new set in the ongoing A TRUE BOOK series will answer all of kids' questions about nature's most dangerous and destructive disasters! With an engaging layout, and spectacular photos, illustrations, diagrams and infographics, the past, present and future of extreme phenomenon happening on Earth will be explained. Readers will discover causes and consequences, as well as the cutting-edge science developed through the centuries to forecast them. First-hand accounts will bring science to life, and a special section will teach kids how to prepare for these extreme events.
The Science of a Tornado
Title | The Science of a Tornado PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Cernak |
Publisher | Cherry Lake |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2015-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1633625141 |
This book discusses the science behind tornadoes and their effects. The chapters describe deadly tornadoes, examine the weather conditions that cause tornadoes, and explain how people prepare for these disasters. Diagrams, charts, and photos provide opportunities to evaluate and understand the scientific concepts involved.
A World Turned Over
Title | A World Turned Over PDF eBook |
Author | Lorian Hemingway |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2003-07-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0743247671 |
Documents the events surrounding the March 1966 tornado in Jackson, Mississippi, that claimed fifty-seven lives, presenting portraits of the storm's victims and recounting the changes that it made to the region where the author spent her childhood.
Tornadoes! (New Edition)
Title | Tornadoes! (New Edition) PDF eBook |
Author | Gail Gibbons |
Publisher | Holiday House |
Pages | 18 |
Release | 2020-11-17 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0823442314 |
What in the world is a tornado? In this age of extreme weather, this newly updated edition of Gail Gibbons' informative introduction to tornadoes, with safety tips included, answers that question. Tornadoes form when hot, humid air rises from the ground and meets with the cooler, denser air that is falling back to Earth. The two airstreams begin to swirl, pulling in more and more air to form a funnel-shaped cloud. The winds can swirl faster than 261 miles per hour! Newly revised and vetted by weather experts from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, Tornadoes is an accessible introduction to this fascinating phenomenon. Using her praised combination of clear text and detailed illustrations, Gail Gibbons shares more than fifty tornado facts. . . . including how tornadoes form, the scale used for classifying them, and the safest places to go in case one should happen near you. Featuring simple, kid-friendly text, colorful paintings, and well-labeled diagrams, Gail Gibbons' nonfiction titles have been called ""staples of any collection" (Kirkus Reviews) and offer clear, accessible introductions to complex topics for young readers beginning to explore the world.
What Is a Tornado?
Title | What Is a Tornado? PDF eBook |
Author | Robin Johnson |
Publisher | Severe Weather Close-Up |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 2016-03-15 |
Genre | Severe storms |
ISBN | 9780778724384 |
What is tornado alley and where in the world is it? Why are tornados called "twisters"? This dynamic title answers these questions and more as readers discover what tornadoes look like, how, when, and where they most often form, how scientists predict and track them, and the safety steps they can take before, during, and after a tornado touches down
How to Make a Tornado
Title | How to Make a Tornado PDF eBook |
Author | New Scientist |
Publisher | John Murray |
Pages | 158 |
Release | 2016-09-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1473651190 |
Science tells us grand things about the universe: how fast light travels, and why stones fall to earth. But scientific endeavour goes far beyond these obvious foundations. There are some fields we don't often hear about because they are so specialised, or turn out to be dead ends. Yet researchers have given hallucinogenic drugs to blind people (seriously), tried to weigh the soul as it departs the body and planned to blast a new Panama Canal with atomic weapons. Real scientific breakthroughs sometimes come out of the most surprising and unpromising work. How to Make a Tornado is about the margins of science - not the research down tried-and-tested routes, but some of its zanier and more brilliant by-ways. Investigating everything from what it's like to die, to exploding trousers and recycled urine, this book is a reminder that science is intensely creative and often very amusing - and when their minds run free, scientists can fire the imagination like nobody else.