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Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
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.--
3) Tornadoes
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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...
Author
Series
Heaven on earth volume 3
Language
English
Description
Katie has lived through tragedy and heartache. But with the angel Elias by her side, the best years of her life are just ahead.
6) Twister!
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children Books
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the storms sometimes known as twisters, discussing how and where they occur, the damage they can do, and some of the worst tornadoes in recorded history.
7) Tornadoes
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents information about tornados, explaining what they are, how they are formed, how scientists study them, and how some of the worst of them have caused tremendous property damage and loss of life.
8) Tornadoes
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Learn all about tornadoes, from what causes them to what effects they have on humans.
10) Tornadoes
Author
Publisher
Capstone Books
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes how and why tornadoes happen, the damage they can cause, and some of the most destructive tornadoes of the past.
11) Tornadoes
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"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.
12) Tornado!
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Describes how and why tornadoes happen, explains the damage they cause, and provides activities to simulate tornadoes as well as safety tips.
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Describes the EF5 tornadoes of May 20-31, 2013, which struck chiefly Moore, El Reno and other suburbs of Oklahoma City.
The powerful tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and surrounding areas on May 20 and May 31, 2013. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores what happened when the tornadoes struck, how people took shelter, and how victims are rebuilding. Also discussed are the science behind tornadoes and how meteorologists predict...
Author
Series
I survived volume 12
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young boy struggles to survive during the 2011 tornado in Joplin, Missouri.
15) The rescuer
Author
Series
O'Malley volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Stephen O'Malley is a paramedic who has been rescuing people all his life and now finds that he's the one who needs help.
18) Beyond the storm
Author
Series
Quilts of love volume 1
Publisher
Abingdon Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
After a tornado rips through her town, store owner Abigail comes across a piece of fabric from a wedding dress among the devastation. Abigail is moved to start collecting other swatches of fabric she finds – her neighbor’s kitchen curtains, a man’s necktie, a dog’s bed – which she stashes in shopping bags. As she pursues her seemingly absurd quest, horrible realities spark the question, “What kind of a God would allow such tragedy?”...
19) Tornadoes
Publisher
World Book, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A discussion of tornadoes, describing their characteristics, formation, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant tornadoes and tornado outbreaks from history"--
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