Eye of the Storm: A Book about Hurricanes

by Rick Thomas, Denise Shea (Illustrator)

Overview

Describes the process of how hurricanes can form. Also includes explanations of tropical storms and a storm surge.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781404809284
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2005
Series:	Amazing Science: Weather
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.25(d)
Lexile:	IG640L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

Table of Contents

Tropical storms — Hurricane! — Moving walls of winds — Storm signs — Landfall — Eye of the hurricane — Storm surge — After the storm — Surviving a hurricane — Extreme storm extras.

Editorial Reviews

In these additions to the Amazing Science series, author Rick Thomas explains weather to young elementary students in an inviting and informative manner. Each brightly illustrated book of approximately 20 pages explains a weather phenomenon and its causes. Written in a way that will entice children to want to learn more, this book helps them begin their journey on the road to solving many meteorological mysteries! Whether you live in a cold climate or not, this book on blizzards and cold weather is fascinating. Great descriptions of severe winter storms are complemented by sensible safety information. A website is included that will help students link to useful sites about blizzards and winter weather. Accurate science content is presented in a no-nonsense manner through the guidance of Daniel Dix, a senior meteorologist at the Weather Channel. The conclusion of the book features sections devoted to surviving severe weather safely, interesting facts about weather phenomena, a glossary, Internet and print bibliographies, and an index.

NSTA Recommends

Hurricanes are severe weather systems that can cause a lot of damage and can have very frightening effects. This book explains the science of these systems and why making a landfall on an island does not stop a hurricane. A website is included that will help students link to many other excellent sites about hurricanes. Accurate science content is presented in a no-nonsense manner through the guidance of Daniel Dix, a senior meterologist at the Weather Channel. The conclusion of the book features sections devoted to surviving severe weather safely, interesting facts about extreme storms, a glossary, Internet and print bibliographies, and an index. This book is part of the Amazing Science series, in which author Rick Thomas explains weather to young elementary students in an inviting and informative manner. Each brightly illustrated book of approximately 20 pages explains a weather phenomenon and its causes. Written in a way that will entice children to want to learn more, this book helps them begin their journey on the road to solving many meterological mysteries.

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