When the sky breaks :

By: Winchester, Simon [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : VIKING, An Imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2017]Description: 87 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 x 28 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeAudience: Age: Preteens | Educational level: Middle school studentsISBN: 9780451476357; 0451476352Subject(s): Severe storms -- Juvenile literature | Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature | Illustrated children's books | Severe storms | Natural disasters | JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Science & Nature -- Disasters | JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Science & Nature -- Earth Sciences -- Weather | JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Science & Nature -- Environmental Science & Ecosystems | Illustrated children's books | Natural disasters | Severe storms | Weather | Typhoons | Tornadoes | Storms | Severe storms | Natural disasters | Hurricanes | CyclonesGenre/Form: Nonfiction. | Juvenile works. | Juvenile works. | Literature.
Contents:
Introductions: Weather lessons from an ill wind -- The biggest, baddest weather -- America's national storm -- Out on the far horizon -- Afterword.
Summary: "Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, tornadoes: when these giant storms hit, they are natural disasters with huge impact!"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: 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. He includes an historical look at how we learned about weather systems, and where we're headed because of climate change.
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JN 551.518 .D677 1989 Feel the wind / JN 551.518 .R634 2007 Wind and air pressure / JN 551.525 .R634 2007 Temperature / JN 551.55 .W759 2017 When the sky breaks : JN 551.576 .R634 2007 Cloud cover / JN 551.577 .R634 2007 Precipitation / JN 551.6 .C654 2010 The magic school bus and the climate challenge /

"Smithsonian"--Jacket.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introductions: Weather lessons from an ill wind -- The biggest, baddest weather -- America's national storm -- Out on the far horizon -- Afterword.

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

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. He includes an historical look at how we learned about weather systems, and where we're headed because of climate change.

Ages 10+

Grades 4 to 6.

1180L Lexile.

Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.5 4 187602.