Tornadoes: The Science Behind Terrible Twisters

By Alvin Silverstein, Laura Silverstein Nunn, Virginia B. Silverstein

Book Overview

About 1,000 tornadoes touch down in the United States every year. Severe weather scientists are studying these types of deadly storms to discover how more lives can be saved. This book explains how tornadoes develop, describes the technology that help predict and track the storms, follows daring storm chasers and provides safety tips for surviving a terrible twister.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076602976X
• ISBN13: 9780766029767
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9