What Is a Tornado? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook What Is a Tornado? write by Robin Johnson. This book was released on 2016-03-15. What Is a Tornado? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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
Tornadoes! (New Edition)
Tornadoes! (New Edition) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Tornadoes! (New Edition) write by Gail Gibbons. This book was released on 2020-11-17. Tornadoes! (New Edition) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
The Tornado
The Tornado - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Tornado write by John Edward Weems. This book was released on 2017-06-01. The Tornado available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Tornado gives account of one of the world’s most terrifying natural disasters. Twisters have left their wake of freakish consequences throughout the United States and the world, and The Tornado vividly describes some of the most bizarre from around the country—houseboats sailing through the air; cars flown to a landing half a cornfield away; an entire house lifted and demolished, leaving only a divan holding the uninjured family. The most detailed description of a tornado and the violence it can bring comes from the author’s focus on the tragedy of one American town in 1953. John Edward Weems was an eyewitness reporter of a funnel that hit Waco, Texas, on May 11 of that year. In gripping narrative, he portrays the events of that day: a man clinging to a guard rail while a mailbox, plate glass, bricks, and assorted debris whizzed past his head; automobiles rolling end on end down the street; buildings falling like blocks knocked down by an angry child; a movie theater crumbling on the terrified patrons. When the storm had passed, 114 people were dead and hundreds injured; property damage ran in the tens of millions of dollars. Research in news reports, government weather documents, and books flesh out this account, which Pulitzer-prize winner Annie Dillard called “wonderfully exciting. It is full of people, and the thousands of details that make up their lives—and deaths. [It is] a story of enormous power.” John Banta, writing in the Waco Tribune-Herald, described it as “a gripping story of human drama and tragedy.” Kirkus Reviews said, “. . . the events still chill face to face with a power that defies reason.” Royalties from the sale of The Tornado will benefit the book fund of the Waco-McLennan County Public Library.
Tornado Alley
Tornado Alley - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Tornado Alley write by Howard B. Bluestein. This book was released on 2006. Tornado Alley available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For scientists, amateur weather enthusiasts, or anyone intrigued or terrified by a darkening sky, this book provides not only a history of tornado research, but a vivid look into the origin of the storms. 67 color illustrations.
The Science of a Tornado
The Science of a Tornado - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Science of a Tornado write by Linda Cernak. This book was released on 2015-08-01. The Science of a Tornado available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
