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1) Tornadoes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
With winds that can reach speeds of three hundred miles an hour and funnel clouds that can measure a mile in diameter, tornadoes leave enormous damage in their wake. Now Seymour Simon examines these twisting columns of air and destruction. Simon explains how tornadoes are formed, why and when they are most likely to occur, how scientists classify and track them -- and what to do if one touches down. Full-color photographs show this powerful phenomenon...
2) Tornadoes!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Newly revised and vetted by weather experts, this informational introduction to tornadoes provides more than 50 tornado facts, including how they form, the scale used for classifying them and the safest places to go in case one should happen near you.
4) Tornadoes!
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Using detailed illustrations and clear wording, youngsters learn how tornadoes form, the scale used for classifying them, and what to do in case one should be near.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a small town tucked away in the midwestern corn fields, the adults whisper about Tornado Day. Our narrator, a high school sophomore, has never heard this phrase but she soon discovers its terrible meaning: a plague of sentient tornadoes is coming to destroy them. The only thing that stands between the town and total annihilation is a teen boy known as the tornado killer. Drawn to this enigmatic boy, our narrator senses an unnatural connection between...
9) Tornadoes
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains what happens during a tornado, traces twisters of the past including the November 6, 2005 Southern Indiana and Kentucky tornado, and describes the latest scientific methods of studying, tracking, and forecasting tornadoes
Series
Natural disaster survey report volume 74-1
Publisher
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Pub. Date
1974.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Bullfrog Books, an imprint of Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In this book, vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage beginning readers as they learn how tornadoes form. A picture diagram details and labels the steps, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about tornadoes online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. How Does a Tornado Form? also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents,...
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Looks at the devastating effects of tornadoes and finds out what causes them, how they form, the difference between a waterspout and an on land tornado, and other amazing facts
13) Tornadoes
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Funnel cloud. Siren sounds. Take shelter! Tornadoes are a force of nature that can quickly spin across the land. Their powerful winds can cause lots of damage. But you can be prepared! Learn about tornadoes, pay attention to warnings, and stay safe"--
15) Tornado!
Author
Series
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses what causes tornadoes, the damage they do, how their intensity is measured, and what to do in case you're caught in one. Includes realated activities
16) Inside tornadoes
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tornadoes are the most violent storms on the planet-as these photographs filled with before-and-after images of storm sites reveal. What makes a tornado, where they strike, and what scientists discover as they risk their lives driving equipment as close as possible to these storms. With first-person accounts of historic storms, facts on climate change and its potential effect on tornadoes, and hands-on activities
19) Tornadoes
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
National Climatic Data Center technical report volume no. 99-02
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service, National Climatic Data Center
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Provides long-term climatological summaries and maps for tornadoes in the United States, with specific information concerning tornadoes during 1998-1999. The years 1998 and 1999 were quite active for tornadoes in the U.S., with well-above average numbers of fatalities. The winter-spring of 1998 was dominated by El Nino conditions, while the winter-spring of 1999 was dominated by La Nina, thus showing that active tornado seasons may occur in either...
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