lightning

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lightning

Uncle Snake

1996
When his face is changed into that of a snake after he visits a forbidden cave, a young boy wears a mask for twenty years, before being taken into the sky.

Lightning, hurricanes, and blizzards

the science of storms
2011
An exploration of storms that discusses air masses, weather fronts, midlatitude cyclones, thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and more.

Nature's fireworks

a book about lightning
2004
Presents simple scientific information about lightning, and includes an activity, fast facts, and a glossary.

Electrical storms

1999
Explains what electrical storms are, where and when they happen, what their effects can be, and ways to stay safe.

Struck by lightning!

2010
An exploration of lightning that provides accounts of individuals who have survived being struck, explains what causes it, and discusses related safety procedures.

Lightning

1997
Photographs and text explore the natural phenomenon of lightning.

Lightning

2013
Examines the nature of lightning and what it tells scientists about how the world works.

How Ben Franklin stole the lightning

2003
Focuses on Benjamin Franklin's role as an inventor of whimsical gadgets and practical contraptions, with an emphasis on his experiment of flying a kite during a rainstorm.

Lightning

2012
Simple text and photographs describe lightning, including how it is formed, different types of lightning, and how to stay safe from lightning.

Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom

2012
Ten-year-old Zeus, irritated that he keeps getting struck by lightning, discovers a magical thunderbolt embedded in a stone and embarks on the adventure of a lifetime when he is attacked by the Titans, who have been kidnapping other Olympian children with powers comparable to Zeus's.

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