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Title details for Do Tornadoes Really Twist? by Melvin Berger - Available

Do Tornadoes Really Twist?

Questions and Answers About Tornadoes and Hurricanes

by Melvin Berger
Gilda Berger
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Whether children hear about tornadoes and hurricanes on television, live in vulnerable areas or learn about severe weather at school, they are fascinated with – and terrified by – powerful storms. Kids want to know more about them, both to satisfy their curiosity and to ease their fears. This book explains everything about these storms, from how hurricanes get their names to what a tornado looks like from a distance. Readers will be amazed to learn that a tornado in Kansas once picked up thousands of ducks and rained them down to earth, and that a hurricane in Florida once caused 20 inches of rain in one day. They will feel more prepared for emergencies after reading that they should run to a ditch or basement during a tornado and be ready for storms with flashlights, radios, and bottled water.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Scholastic Question & Answer

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    February 1, 2002

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 043941864x

    • PDF ebook

      • ISBN: 043941864x
      • File size: 3501 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.3
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 4

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      February 1, 2001
      Gr 2-5-Information on topics of great interest in a format that is sure to appeal. The questions, set in large-print, color type, cover the whys, hows, and wheres of their subjects. The concise answers are set in smaller black type. The queries are either superimposed over attractive, colorful illustrations or face them. While children will enjoy browsing through these titles, the extensive indexes also make them useful for reports. They're particularly accessible for younger or reluctant readers who might have problems with multi-paragraphed, wordier texts.-Eunice Weech, M. L. King Elementary School, Urbana, IL

      Copyright 2001 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2001
      Questions range from the titular ones to "Is hurricane damage getting worse?" and "Can animals forecast earthquakes?" Both books contain solid introductory information about these four natural phenomena in accessible language and style. Because of the question-and-answer format, however, the explanations are brief and not always clear. The numerous illustrations are occasionally static and lurid. Ind.

      (Copyright 2001 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • PDF ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.3
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:4

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