"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."--

"Immersive reporting and dramatic storytelling from the middle of the horrific superstorm of April 2011, a weather event that killed 348 people"--

Discusses what tornadoes are, how they are measured, what areas of the world are affected by them, and how to survive them.

Explains for the young reader how tornados and hurricanes form, what they look like, and their destructive power.

The Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was the deadliest tornado strike in American history, tearing through three states and killing 700 people. Almost a century later, the Joplin Tornado was a mile-wide monster that destroyed heart of a vibrant city. The true stories of these two events plus fascinating facts, profiles of tornado scientists and storm chasers.--

As a new day begins in the small American town of Minninnewah, the residents start their day as ordinary as the next. Mother Nature, however, has other plans for them. Inhabitants have just thirteen minutes to seek shelter before the largest tornado on record ravages the town, leaving them struggling to protect their loved ones and fighting for their lives. Left to deal with the aftermath, four families must overcome their differences and find strength...

As rain beats down and lightning flashes across the sky, a siren blares loudly in the distance. A tornado! With winds reaching 300 miles per hour, tornadoes leave trails of destruction in their paths. From Bangladesh to Tornado Alley, the wrath of the worst twisters has been felt all over the world.

"Bel and her cousin, Dylan, explore the topic of tornadoes, learning how they are formed and how to stay safe when tornadoes happen"--

What is it like getting caught in a hurricane or a tornado? How does Earth s geography recover after enduring such disastrous weather? Questions such as these are answered in this engaging text that supports common areas of science curricula. Scenarios involving getting caught in dangerous weather are described, giving readers a glimpse of what it's like to experience a hurricane or tornado. The text is supplemented with informative fact boxes, well-organized...

In the aftermath of a tornado that has devastated her hometown of Elizabeth, Missouri, sixteen-year-old Jersey Cameron struggles to overcome her grief as she is sent to live with her only surviving relatives.