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Tornadoes: Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Simon, Seymour (Author)
ISBN: 0062470337     ISBN-13: 9780062470331
Publisher: HarperCollins
OUR PRICE:   $16.19  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: April 2017
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Weather
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Photography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - General
Dewey: 551.553
Lexile Measure: 1020
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 10.1" W x 10.1" (0.90 lbs) 32 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 44095
Reading Level: 6.4   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

In this updated and revised edition of Tornadoes, award-winning science writer Seymour Simon gives readers an in-depth look at these captivating and powerful storms through fascinating facts and stunning full-color photographs. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It's a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.

Readers will learn all about tornadoes, from how they are first created to the destruction they leave behind.

This updated edition includes:

  • author's note
  • stunning full-color photographs
  • glossary
  • index
  • a list of websites and additional reading sources

Supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards.

Contributor Bio(s): Simon, Seymour: -

Seymour Simon has been called "the dean of the [children's science book] field" by the New York Times. He has written more than 300 books for young readers and has received the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to children's science literature, the Science Books & Films Key Award for Excellence in Science Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah Ludington Award. He and his wife, Liz, live in Columbia County in Upstate New York. You can visit him online at www.seymoursimon.com, where students can post on the "Seymour Science Blog" and educators can download a free four-page teacher guide to accompany this book, putting it in context with Common Core objectives. Join the growing legion of @seymoursimon fans on Twitter!