Screen LibraryTornadoes /
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 a...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Updated edition. |
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| Summary: |
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 in action. |
| Item Description: |
Includes index. "All about their formation, destruction, warning signs, and more!"--Cover. |
| Carrier Form: | 32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 6-10. |
| ISBN: |
9780062470331 0062470337 9780062470324 0062470329 |
| Index Number: | QC955 |
| CLC: | P445 |
| Call Number: | P445-49/S596 |