Eye of the Storm: A Book about Hurricanes (Amazing Science: Weather) [Library Binding]

Rick Thomas (Author), Denise Shea (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Amazing Science: Weather

A super sized storm blasts in from sea. The hurricane has landed. Find our how these giant storms build and what happens when they reach shore.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-4-The most useful part of these titles is the list of safety rules that appears at the end. Unfortunately, the texts are confusing and information is sometimes missing between sentences. For example, Storm states, "The water rises into the air as vapor," and the next sentence says, "Rain clouds quickly become tropical thunderstorms." Children may not realize that the rising vapor forms clouds. Rising Waters, which discusses the formation of floods and the damage floods produce, is the clearest of the trio. The most confusing entry is Twisters, which discusses updrafts, downdrafts, and thunderstorms in a jumble as twisty as a tornado. The vocabulary in each book is simple, and the print is fairly large, with only several sentences to a page. However, youngsters usually prefer photos and may not be satisfied with the digitally produced illustrations, although the shapes are bold and the colors are bright. The specified Web site acts as a search engine to appropriate links. Melvin and Gilda Berger's Do Tornadoes Really Twist? (Scholastic, 2000) discusses hurricanes and tornadoes in a better-organized, question-and-answer format and gives a great deal of information using easy vocabulary.-Lynda Ritterman, Atco Elementary School, Waterford, NJ
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About the Author

Rick Thomas is a Capstone Press author.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding: 24 pages
• Publisher: Picture Window Books (January 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1404809287
• ISBN-13: 978-1404809284
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 10.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,329,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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