| Description |
64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm. |
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| Series |
National Geographic kids. Everything |
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National Geographic kids.
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| Summary |
"Weather can be wild, freaky, and fascinating! Powerful twisters roar through homes; earthquakes shatter whole cities; hurricanes fly through towns. How does it all happen and how do we know what we do? All you need to know about weather and all of its wildness will be found in the pages of this colorful, energetic, and accessible book. Kids will also learn about real-life encounters with wild weather from National Geographic tornado chaser, Tim Samaras, featured in 'Explorer's Corners' throughout the book. Packed with fun facts and amazing photographs, this book gives kids an in-depth look at these amazing natural phenomena"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 62) and index. |
| Contents |
What's the weather? -- Weather ... or not? -- Here comes the Sun -- Send in the clouds -- The sky is falling -- A photographic diagram: the water cycle -- Weather extremes -- Dangerous weather -- What is a tornado? -- Freaky weather -- Wild weather zones -- A photo gallery: weather wonders -- Weather predictions -- Weather-watching past and present -- Tools of the trade -- Ddoging disasters -- Storm chasers -- Weather comparisons: How much? how many? -- Fun with weather -- Weather detective -- Preparing for the weather -- Weather myths vs. facts -- Picture the weather -- Photo finish: storm chasing by Tim Samaras -- Afterword: rebuilding after a storm. |
| Audience |
950 Lexile. |
| Subject |
Weather -- Juvenile literature.
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Weather.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / General.
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| Added Author |
Samaras, Tim.
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| ISBN |
9781426310638 library binding |
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1426310633 library binding |
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9781426310584 paperback |
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1426310587 paperback |
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