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I survived the Joplin tornado, 2011 / by Lauren Tarshis ; illustrated by Scott Dawson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Tarshis, Lauren. I survived ; bk. 12.Publisher: New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: First editionDescription: 89 pages : illustrations ; 19 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • Pre-adolescent
ISBN:
  • 9780545852326
  • 0545852323
  • 9780545658485
  • 0545658489
  • 9781480686007
  • 148068600X
  • 9780606373180
  • 0606373187
  • 9781484460443
  • 1484460448
  • 9781643101347
  • 164310134X
  • 9789354710346
  • 9354710344
  • 9781489874146
  • 1489874143
  • 9781424264421
  • 1424264421
Other title:
  • Joplin tornado, 2011
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Eleven-year-old Dexter has always wanted to see a tornado. So when he gets the incredible opportunity to go storm chasing with the famous Dr. Norman Gage, he has to say yes! Dr. Gage is the host of Tornado Mysteries, the show that Dex and his older brother, Jeremy, watched every night until Jeremy joined the U.S. Navy SEALs and left Joplin. Dex certainly knows how deadly tornadoes can be, but this one isn't heading towards Joplin, and wouldn't it be great have a brave and exciting story of his own to tell Jeremy when he comes home? But when the tornado shifts directions, Dexter's bravery is about to get seriously tested.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Fiction TARSHIS LAUREN Checked out 06/12/2024 33111011106289
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Fiction Tarshis Lauren Checked out 05/28/2024 33111008113686
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction TARSHIS LAUREN Available 33111011225485
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction TARSHIS LAUREN Available 33111011225493
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction TARSHIS LAUREN Checked out 05/29/2024 33111010577621
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A destructive force is about to hit the city of Joplin...

Eleven-year-old Dexter has always wanted to see a tornado. So when he gets the incredible opportunity to go storm chasing with the famous Dr. Norman Rays, he has to say yes! Dr. Rays is the host of Tornado Mysteries, the show that Dex and his older brother, Jeremy, watched every night until Jeremy joined the U.S. Navy SEALs and left Joplin.

Dex certainly knows how deadly tornadoes can be, but this one isn't heading toward Joplin, and wouldn't it be great to have a brave and exciting story of his own to tell Jeremy when he comes home? But when the tornado shifts direction, Dexter's bravery is about to get seriously tested...

Includes bibliographical references.

Eleven-year-old Dexter has always wanted to see a tornado. So when he gets the incredible opportunity to go storm chasing with the famous Dr. Norman Gage, he has to say yes! Dr. Gage is the host of Tornado Mysteries, the show that Dex and his older brother, Jeremy, watched every night until Jeremy joined the U.S. Navy SEALs and left Joplin. Dex certainly knows how deadly tornadoes can be, but this one isn't heading towards Joplin, and wouldn't it be great have a brave and exciting story of his own to tell Jeremy when he comes home? But when the tornado shifts directions, Dexter's bravery is about to get seriously tested.

Ages 7-10.

Reading level grade 4.

Appeals to 2nd-4th graders.

Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.1 2.0 175912. SCH4060

Reading Counts 3-5 4.4 5.

Lexile 710L.

F&P Q.

Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.1 2.0 175912.

Reading Counts RC 4.4 5.0 67156. NH

AR Middle Grades (MG 4-8) 5.1 2.0.

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