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Tornado terror / Lauren Tarshis.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Tarshis, Lauren. I survived true stories ; Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: 157 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780545919432
  • 0545919436
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: The Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was the deadliest tornado strike in American history, tearing through three states and killing 700 people. The Joplin Tornado of 2011 was a mile-wide monster that destroyed heart of a vibrant city. The true stories of these two events plus fascinating facts, profiles of tornado scientists and storm chasers create a unique and thrilling nonfiction read, by the author of the New York Times bestselling I Survived series.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 551.553 T193 Checked out 06/21/2024 33111008725133
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 551.553 T193 Available 33111007788546
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From the author of the New York Times bestselling I Survived series, comes two gripping accounts of two young people who survived two terrifying twisters.The Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was the deadliest tornado strike in American history, tearing through three states and killing 700 people. Almost a century later, the Joplin Tornado was a mile-wide monster that nearly destroyed theheart of a vibrant city. The author of the New York Times best-selling I Survived series now brings you the vivid and true stories of two young people who survived these terrifying twisters, along with fascinating facts abouttornadoes and profiles of the well-respected scientists and storm chasers who study them.

Includes bibliographical references.

The Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was the deadliest tornado strike in American history, tearing through three states and killing 700 people. The Joplin Tornado of 2011 was a mile-wide monster that destroyed heart of a vibrant city. The true stories of these two events plus fascinating facts, profiles of tornado scientists and storm chasers create a unique and thrilling nonfiction read, by the author of the New York Times bestselling I Survived series.

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