Provides answers to a variety of questions about tornadoes and hurricanes, including Where do most tornadoes strike, and How long do hurricanes last?

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.

Provides answers to a variety of questions about tornadoes and hurricanes, including "Where do most tornadoes strike," and "How long do hurricanes last?"

This question-and-answer book provides young readers with a factual and in-depth examination of tornadoes and hurricanes

At heart, learning to read and write analytically is learning to think well For Evidence-Based Writing: Nonfiction, renowned teacher Leslie Blauman combed the standards and her classroom bookshelves to craft lessons that use the best nonfiction picture books, biographies, and article excerpts to make writing about reading a clear, concrete process. Students learn to analyze and cite evidence about main idea, point of view, visuals, and words and structure. And best of all, your students gain a confidence in responding to complex texts and ideas that will serve them well in school, on tests, and in any situation when they are asked: What are you basing that on? Show me how you know.

Among the most terrifying storms are tornadoes and superstorms. Capturing all of the drama, destruction, and power of these massive storms in the graphic nonfiction format, this book will be flying off the library shelves. The three storms covered in this book are the 1925 tornado that plowed a path of destruction through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana; the 1991 “perfect” storm that hit the fishing boat the Andrea Gail; and the F5 tornado that tore through Texas towns in 1997.

Questions and answers provide information about volcanoes and earthquakes, covering such aspects as why, how, when, and where these phenomena occur.