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Tornadoes (Natural Disasters)

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This is a great high-interest and low-level reading book and series. The books are small with large print and about 50 pages long with lots of pictures. They aren't exhaustive for the topics covered, but they give a great deal of information by being concise when you consider the book's size. Special features are Did you know... fact insets, a map, glossary, list of other resources, and an index. After an attention-getting introduction, the chapters start off with a atory about a particular incident and then go into the content of the chapter. Difficult words are also explained in parentheses besides being in the glossary. In this book, the three chapters cover how tornadoes form and what types there are, how tornadoes move and measuring them, and studying tornadoes to be able to predict them and give warnings. The map in this book shows the worst tornadoes in US history. Elementary and middle school students will benefit from these books. Even high school students might find them a nice change of pace from the thick books they normally use for research.

Tornadoes is a great book for kids learning to read and desire to read about a sophisticated topic. It keeps them engaged and reading so they can read more complex books later on.