Twisters! (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3) [Paperback]

Lucille Recht Penner (Author), Kazushige Nitta (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Step into Reading

Illustrated in full color. Coming right on the heels of the Steven Spielberg summer blockbuster Twister! is a whirlwind of our own--Twisters--filled with true-life anecdotes, facts, and photos detailing the most awesome force in nature. Here's a disaster book that will leave heads spinning!  

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Gr. 2^-3. Penner introduces tornadoes and hurricanes, and the heart-stopping terrors that twisters engender will entice new readers. There is a little of everything here: explanations of the storms, the damage they cause, and what to do if a twister approaches. Although documentation might be awkward in an easy-to-read, the many anecdotes that pepper the book (wind picks up egg cartons and drops eggs unbroken; money flies out of a bank) seem to demand some sort of verification. The colored pencil artwork is well executed but has almost a comic feel that belies the real danger of twisters. Still, primary-graders who are fascinated by wild weather events will enjoy this. Ilene Cooper

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Illustrated in full color. Coming right on the heels of the Steven Spielberg summer blockbuster Twister! is a whirlwind of our own--Twisters--filled with true-life anecdotes, facts, and photos detailing the most awesome force in nature. Here's a disaster book that will leave heads spinning!  

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (September 17, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679882715
• ISBN-13: 978-0679882718
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,427,443 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lucille Recht Penner was born in New York City and is an alumna of Barnard College. She has written more than twenty books for children on subjects ranging from dinosaurs to Native American food. Her other books in the MATH MATTERS® series include "Where's That Bone?" and "Lights Out!" Mrs. Penner lives in Tucson, Arizona.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too graphic !!, February 4, 2002

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J. VALLE "Mom from NY" (PUTNAM COUNTY, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Twisters! (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3) (Paperback)

I bought this book for my six year old son, and I was horrified by the way the book began to change about mid-way through.
The details of death and destruction are much too mature for young children, and the illustrations go as far as to show the dead bodies of people and animals lying in the wake of the twister!! I had even flipped through the book before purchasing it but was still unaware of some of the violent images until I read through the entire book. So if you intend to buy this online where you cannot check every page beforehand......beware!

5.0 out of 5 stars A bit scary -- parents use caution, September 22, 2011

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M. Heiss (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Twisters! (Step Into Reading: A Step 2 Book) (School & Library Binding)

My first grader likes the tornado stories and illustrations in the book. There are also some hurricane stories.

He thinks the most amazing part is when a train passes through a tornado, and the roof of the cab and the roof of all the passenger coaches were ripped off, but no one was hurt. And one time, a farmer saw money coming from the sky -- a tornado had picked it up from a town 100 miles away.

The worst part of the book is when animals and people died and floated around on the streets after a hurricane in Galveston, TX.

The book tells about weather forecasters, scientists, and storm chasers, too.

5.0 out of 5 stars Weird Weather!, June 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Twisters! (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3) (Paperback)

Interested in weird weather patterns and events? This book is perfect for learning about and/or teaching weird weather! Hurricanes and tornadoes are vividly described by Penner with a well-paced easy to read text! The illustrations are beautiful! A must for elementary school teachers who teach weather units!