"Natural disasters like tornadoes destroy, devastate, and alter people's lives forever. Some people chase tornadoes for scientific purposes, while others just want the thrill of facing a twister's dangers. In this book, readers are introduced to the science behind tornadoes and to the people who have risked their lives to help us understand more about them"--Provided by the publisher.
Kids can get caught out in the weather and go on a whirlwind trip with Biggest, Baddest Book of Storms. Readers will learn about terrifying twisters, scary cyclones, and big blizzards. They will find out where storms come from, how they form and more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing.
Jaden's summer visit with her meteorologist father, who has just returned from spending four years in Russia conducting weather experiments not permitted in the United States, fills her with apprehension and fear as she discovers that living at her father's planned community Placid Meadows is anything but placid.
A boy and his grandmother know just how to make use of a good breeze--they grab the boy's kite and head outside. However, soon the breeze gives way to a wind, the kite gets loose, and the boy and grandmother will have to catch it before the storm rolls in.
Describes the atmospheric conditions which create thunderstorms, hailstorms, lightning, tornadoes, and hurricanes and how violent weather affects the environment and people.
In the middle of a dark, stormy night, one child, then another, then a third wake their mother and ask to climb into the bed, but when the last member of the family arrives Papa declares there is no more room.
