Twisters!
Published on 22. September 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-0-375-86224-3 (ISBN)
Description
Reading on your own
One moment, it is sunny and calm. The next moment, a whirling black funnel cloud touches down. Take cover! It's a twister!
This classic Step into Reading science title is brimming with facts about tornadoes and hurricanes. Whether kids are interested in the science of how they form, the history of famous storms, or offbeat stories like the tornado that picked up hundreds of fish and dropped them on a town, they'll find it in Twisters!, now with all-new illustrations and photographs throughout.
One moment, it is sunny and calm. The next moment, a whirling black funnel cloud touches down. Take cover! It's a twister!
This classic Step into Reading science title is brimming with facts about tornadoes and hurricanes. Whether kids are interested in the science of how they form, the history of famous storms, or offbeat stories like the tornado that picked up hundreds of fish and dropped them on a town, they'll find it in Twisters!, now with all-new illustrations and photographs throughout.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Kindergarten to Third Grade, Interest Age: From 5 to 8 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Picture book
Illustrations
FULL COLOR
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
102 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-375-86224-3 (9780375862243)
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Persons
Lucille Recht Penner is the author of many nonfiction books for kids, including Dinosaur Babies and Monster Bugs in Random House's Step into Reading program, and Simon & Schuster's well-reviewed Eating the Plates, on early-American table manners. Two of her titles were named Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Books. She lives in Tucson, Arizona.