Do tornadoes really twist? : questions and answers about tornadoes and hurric…

From simple questions like "What color are tornado funnels?" to more complex ones like "How is a hurricane born?" this book delivers the answers kids want. Whether children hear about tornadoes and hurricanes on television, live in vulnerable areas or learn about severe weather at school, they are fascinated with and terrified by powerful storms. Kids want to know more about them, both to sati…

Floods

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9780750235105

Collation

48 pages : illustration ; 27 cm

Series Title

Our violent earth

Call Number

551.48 BAR

Wind

"Text and photographs present wind, how it is formed, and how it affects the Earth and people. Includes information on a gale, a hurricane, and a tornado."

Rain

Describes what rain is and the cycle that repeatedly brings water to the Earth.

Sunshine

Describes the effects of light from the sun on earth and how it causes temperature changes, the seasons, winds, and clouds.

Can you see the wind?

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0516264796

Collation

31 pages : illustration ; 17 cm

Series Title

Rookie Read-About Science

Call Number

551.5 FOW

Clam-I-am!

Norval the Fish is hosting a seaside talkshow for the Fish Channel–and the Cat in the Hat and Thing One and Thing Two are Cameracat and Crew! Among Norval’s special guests are his old friend Clam-I-Am (a shy gal who lives in the sand and likes to spit), along with horseshoe and hermit crabs, jellyfish, sand fleas, starfish, seagulls, and miscellaneous mollusks. Seaweed, seaglass, tides, tid…

I wonder why mountains have snow on top : and other questions about mountains

"Which city is on top of the world?, " "How do people surf on snow?, " and "Where is the world's highest railroad?" are just some of the intriguing questions answered in this delightful book about mountains.

Oceans, lakes, and rivers

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9781590363102

Collation

24 pages : illustration ; 25 cm

Series Title

Science matters

Call Number

551.48 OST

Weather

What makes the wind blow? How can rain sometimes be red? Why are tornadoes like vacuum cleaners? You'll find out the answers and lots more about weird and wonderful weather in this fascinating book.