Tornado Alert: Stage 2 Contributor(s): Branley, Franklyn M. (Author), Maestro, Giulio (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064450945 ISBN-13: 9780064450942 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1990 Annotation: In a clear and nonthreatening way, Franklyn M. Branley discusses where, when, and how a tornado develops and what happens during one, and outlines measuresreaders can take to keep themselves safe if caught near one. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction |
Dewey: 551.553 |
LCCN: 87029379 |
Lexile Measure: 570 |
Series: Let's Read-And-Find-Out Science (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6.7" W x 8.6" (0.20 lbs) 31 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 13829 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Read and find out about tornadoes in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. In Tornado Alert, readers will learn all about tornadoes, from how they are first created to the destruction they leave behind. Branley explains these powerful storms in simple terms young children can understand. He describes the funnel cloud and how it forms and [tells] what to do during a tornado. The book ends on a comfortable note, that the idea is not to panic but to know what to do to ensure safety. (Booklist) This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:
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Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series. |
Contributor Bio(s): Branley, Franklyn M.: - Franklyn M. Branley was the originator of the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series and the author of close to 150 popular books about scientific topics for young readers of all ages. He was Astronomer Emeritus and former Chairman of the American Museum of Natural History-Hayden Planetarium. Maestro, Giulio: -Giulio Maestro is the illustrator of over 100 children's books. He has also written his own books of word play and has co-authored two I Can Read Books with his son, Marco: What Do You Hear When Cows Sing, and Other Silly Riddles and Geese Find the Missing Piece: School Time Riddle Rhymes. The Maestros live in Old Lyme, CT. |