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When the sky breaks : hurricanes, tornadoes, and the worst weather in the world / Simon Winchester.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, New York : Viking : Smithsonian, 2017Description: 87 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 x 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780451476357 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0451476352 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, tornadoes: when these giant storms hit, they are natural disasters with huge impact!"-- Provided by publisher.
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 NonFiction 551.55 W759 Available 33111008583086
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 551.55 W759 Available 33111008869055
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 551.55 W759 Available 33111007788082
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester looks at which way the wind blows in this exciting book about giant storms.

Simon Winchester is an avid weather watcher. He's scanned the skies in Oklahoma, waiting for the ominous "finger" of a tornado to touch the Earth. He's hunkered down in Hong Kong when typhoon warning signals went up. He's visited the world's hottest and wettest places, reported on fierce whirlpools, and sailed around South Africa looking for freak winds and waves.

He knows about the worst weather in the world.

A master nonfiction storyteller, Winchester looks at how, when, where, and why hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, and tornadoes start brewing, how they build, and what happens when these giant storms hit. His lively narrative also includes an historical look at how we learned about weather systems and where we're headed because of climate change. Stunning photographs illustrate the power of these giant storms.

Ages 10+

Grades 4 to 6.

"Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, tornadoes: when these giant storms hit, they are natural disasters with huge impact!"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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