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1) Tornadoes!
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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.
2) Tornadoes
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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...
3) Tornadoes
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"Carefully leveled text and engaging full-color photos introduce early fluent readers to the science behind tornadoes, including where and why tornadoes happen and how to stay safe when the sky starts to swirl. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--
5) Tornadoes
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"Simple text and full color photographs introduce beginning readers to the characteristics of tornadoes. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
6) Tornadoes
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Describes tornadoes, how they occur, and the damage they cause.
8) Tornadoes
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How do tornadoes form? Where do tornadoes strike? How can you stay safe during a tornado? Read this book to discover the answers!
9) Twister!
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This book introduces the most violent storms on Earth. Readers will learn where tornadoes are most common, such as Tornado Alley, when they are most likely to occur, and why. Chapters highlight how storms form, the effects of air pressure, temperature, and moisture differences, wind shear, storm rotation and the formation of a mesocyclone, funnel clouds, and how spinning air reaches from cloud to ground to form a tornado. Other sections cover the...
10) Tornadoes!
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Level 2 guided reader that educates students on tornadoes, how they form, precaution, and safety.
11) Tornadoes
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These spinning columns of air can cause massive, if weirdly localized, destruction. Readers discover the conditions under which tornadoes form. The informative text explains what Tornado Alley is, and introduces the Enhanced Fujita scale, which is used to measure the destructiveness of these storms. The tornado that tore through Joplin, Missouri, in 2011 is featured in both a chapter and a two-page spread with statistics. There are chapters covering...
12) Tornadoes
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"Tornadoes can strike quickly nearly anywhere on Earth, unleashing deadly winds and damaging hail. The United States has more tornadoes each year than any other country. This book teaches young readers about how these swirling storms form. The engaging nonfiction narrative helps readers understand life-saving ways to prepare and stay safe if a tornado warning is issued in their area. With astonishing photographs and remarkable facts that follow Earth...
13) Tornado!
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"This photo-illustrated book describes tornados, or as they are known in other parts of the world, cyclones. Explains how tornados are formed, how they are predicted, what can be done to stay safe in areas prone to tornados"--Provided by publisher.
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"Introduces readers to tornadoes and how they form. Learn about the science behind thunderstorms and how they can lead to tornadoes. Includes step-by-step instructions to create a tornado in a jar. Additional features include fun facts, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research"--Provided by the publisher.
17) Tornadoes
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"A book for young readers all about tornadoes."--
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"Showcases stories from real-life tornado survivors. This book describes people's experiences with the disaster, discusses the aftermath, and shows how people helped others in their hour of need. Additional features include a table of contents, Fast Facts, infographics, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research"--
19) Tornadoes
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What causes tornadoes? How do scientists predict and prepare for them? Discover the answers to these questions and more. --
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"Natural disasters devastate communities. They reshape the landscape and can alter people's ways of life in an area for years after the event. Learn all about hurricanes and tornadoes. Find out how they form, where they are mostly to happen and how scientists study them through diagrams and case studies." --
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