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Hurricane and Tornado
Become an eyewitness to nature’s most extreme weather phenomena.
See inside the eye of a cyclone, witness hailstones the size of tennis balls, and learn how a gentle mountain stream can become a raging surge within a few minutes. Discover a bridge that collapsed due to severe gusts of wind, and learn about a tree species in southwest Africa that can survive several years of drought.
Along the way, you’ll uncover historical items that reveal how ancient civilizations predicted the weather as well as the weather-forecasting techniques that have developed over the centuries and how human activity can cause weather patterns to change.
Loved and trusted for over 30 years, Eyewitness has a new look and even more
• A bite-sized formula of text with images that kids love!
• Fully revised and fact-checked by subject specialists
• Packed with facts, infographics, statistics, and timelines
• Updated with brand new eyewitness accounts from experts in the field
Eyewitness Hurricane & Tornado uses a groundbreaking visual layout that makes learning fun for kids aged 9-12. With striking images, models, and illustrations, this visual guide offers a unique view of catastrophic weather conditions. From polar regions to the tropics, this storm book shows the effects of nature’s most extreme weather.
Eyewitness content approved by -ologists!
DK’s Eyewitness kids books are updated and fact-checked by subject specialists, with brand new first-hand eyewitness accounts throughout from experts in the field.
A best-selling series known and trusted for generations, with a fresh new look and up-to-date content.
What will you Eyewitness next?
Join the journey to combat climate change with Eyewitness Climate Change or leave no stone left unturned with Eyewitness Rock & Mineral .
Do you think you’ve found your topic of interest? DK has even more extreme weather books for kids and adults alike find them all by searching for “ DK weather books ”.
See inside the eye of a cyclone, witness hailstones the size of tennis balls, and learn how a gentle mountain stream can become a raging surge within a few minutes. Discover a bridge that collapsed due to severe gusts of wind, and learn about a tree species in southwest Africa that can survive several years of drought.
Along the way, you’ll uncover historical items that reveal how ancient civilizations predicted the weather as well as the weather-forecasting techniques that have developed over the centuries and how human activity can cause weather patterns to change.
Loved and trusted for over 30 years, Eyewitness has a new look and even more
• A bite-sized formula of text with images that kids love!
• Fully revised and fact-checked by subject specialists
• Packed with facts, infographics, statistics, and timelines
• Updated with brand new eyewitness accounts from experts in the field
Eyewitness Hurricane & Tornado uses a groundbreaking visual layout that makes learning fun for kids aged 9-12. With striking images, models, and illustrations, this visual guide offers a unique view of catastrophic weather conditions. From polar regions to the tropics, this storm book shows the effects of nature’s most extreme weather.
Eyewitness content approved by -ologists!
DK’s Eyewitness kids books are updated and fact-checked by subject specialists, with brand new first-hand eyewitness accounts throughout from experts in the field.
A best-selling series known and trusted for generations, with a fresh new look and up-to-date content.
What will you Eyewitness next?
Join the journey to combat climate change with Eyewitness Climate Change or leave no stone left unturned with Eyewitness Rock & Mineral .
Do you think you’ve found your topic of interest? DK has even more extreme weather books for kids and adults alike find them all by searching for “ DK weather books ”.
72 pages, Hardcover
Published December 21, 2021
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D.K. Publishing
10.1k books2,157 followersDorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.
Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.
Source: Wikipedia.
Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.
Source: Wikipedia.
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January 27, 2023
I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.
Hurricane and Tornado is a non-fiction DK Eyewitness book for children all about Hurricanes and Tornadoes.
I knew some of the information in this book but did come away with so much more. I've always been fascinated with but also terrified of Tornadoes (since watching The Wizard of oz as a child) so this was a great book to read more about them with. The book is jam packed with information, illustrations and photos and would be a great resource for children to have access to during science and Geography lessons. Definitely a book for the inquisitive mind.
Hurricane and Tornado is a non-fiction DK Eyewitness book for children all about Hurricanes and Tornadoes.
I knew some of the information in this book but did come away with so much more. I've always been fascinated with but also terrified of Tornadoes (since watching The Wizard of oz as a child) so this was a great book to read more about them with. The book is jam packed with information, illustrations and photos and would be a great resource for children to have access to during science and Geography lessons. Definitely a book for the inquisitive mind.
January 27, 2023
This brand of DK book is a little hit and miss for me – sometimes it's just too busy on the page, at others I like the multiple visuals and captions all over the place. This is an OK one, for it never really gets too OTT with the font sizes, box-outs and so on. But it does suffer from an awkward title. For this book is about all the weather extremes of the world, from hailstones to coastal erosion to Alpine avalanches. Nothing deserves to be singled out and put as half the title of a book that covers pretty much all that a primary school student would be interested in when it comes to climatology and the weather. For the teacher we get the trivial – prop airplanes are used to fly through hurricanes as their engines are less compromised that those of jets – and the unavoidable, like climate change. Visual quality is very high, as is typical with these creators – so four stars for the contents, fewer for the name of the thing.
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