Tornado
By: Catherine Chambers.
Edition: Rev. and updated.
Series: Wild weather; Heinemann first library
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781403495815; 9781403495907
Subjects: Tornadoes -- Juvenile literature; Tornadoes -- Physiological effect -- Juvenile literature; Tornadoes
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Describes how tornadoes are formed, the conditions that exist in tornadoes, the harmful and beneficial effects of these storms, and their impact on humans, plants, and animals.
Table of contents: title: What is a tornado?; title: Where do tornadoes happen?; title: Wind and cloud; title: Why do tornadoes happen?; title: What are tornadoes like?; title: Harmful tornadoes; title: Tornado alley; title: Preparing for a tornado; title: Tornado warnings; title: Coping with tornadoes; title: Tornadoes and nature; title: To the rescue!; title: Adapting to tornadoes.