Twisters and Other Terrible Storms

Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #8

by Will Osborne, Mary Pope Osborne, Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrations)

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system!

When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in  Magic Tree House #23: Twister on Tuesday,  they had lots of questions. How do tornadoes form? What kinds of tools can help predict bad storms? Where did the biggest snowfall on record happen? How fast are hurricane winds?

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Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Childrens, Chapter Books, Middle Grade, Education, Nature

128 pages, Paperback

First published February 25, 2003

Reviews

[Divya · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book so much as a kid that I had full chapters from it nearly memorized.

[Jesus Madrigal · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a very informational book about weather and some dangerous things. I'm actually very interested in weather and I now know some things about weather. This book was really interesting. If there are people that are interested about weather, I suggest reading this book.

[Jenny Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good look at extreme weather. It gives a good overview, as well as listing what tools are used to measure air pressure, wind speed, ect. It encourages kids to make a weather journal as well, and has a good list of books, websites, museums and dvds for further research. This goes with Twister on Tuesday

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book because I liked the part when it told me about safety from hurricanes, blizzards, and twisters. I did not like this book because I do not like twisters.

[Colin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fact tracker about weather (the science of what weather is, how it happens and changes, etc.), with a focus on disastrous weather - twisters are the highlight, but also blizzards and such. Pretty good science companion to the Magic Tree House "Twister on Tuesday" . . .

[Catherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS BOOK WAS GRAT I REMEMBER EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED IN IT AND ITS WONDERFUL!!!!!!!! THE WORDS IN IT MADE ME WANTING TOO READ MORE!!!!!=)

[demondelusions · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this over and over as a kid. I loved that it went into detail enough that I understood what was going on. I think this kickstarted my interest in earth science!

[Karin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nonfiction informational text
Grades 2-4

I checked this book out thinking that I was getting one of the series books only to discover that there are companion books to the Magic Treehouse series which elaborate on the topic of the fiction book. I think that is a great idea since the series is really popular with elementary readers and these supplemental books can make nonfiction reading a bit less daunting. I found the book well written and easy to read, covering not only twisters but other storms such as floods and blizzards. The book uses drawings as well as illustrations to break up the text and help the student visualize the storms. And of course, Jack and Annie make appearances. I also think students will find the vocabulary pronunciations given to be helpful as they read.

[Kylie T · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recommend this book for anyone who is interested in being a meteorologist or just learning about how our weather creates and what it is. This book mainly talks about the importance of weather such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and what type of scenes people go through to let us know about the weather and what could happen to it. Overall stay in touch with the weather.

This book is mainly about tornadoes, hurricanes, and the type of people we have to help us know what's gonna happen in the future, like weather. I feel like this book can help inspire kids that want to know about the weather and what it can do. Also a great non-fictional book in a Magic Tree House book!

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

the date you completed reading the book: 11-10-20
a star rating: 4
the date: 11-14-20
the genre: informative chapter book
appropriate grade range: k-4
a written book review:
It is a great resource to help teach children about weather and weather related jobs with characters children are already familiar with.

[Tara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is basically a very simple overview of all things weather. I felt like I learned or remembered a lot. One of my favorite things was that it gave the word history of lots of the weather words. It was super interesting.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Frankly, the Magic Tree House books drive me nuts, but their research guides (and their fictional stories too) are so easy for kids to learn from! We loved reading this along with our meteorology weather unit.

[Sarah - All The Book Blog Names Are Taken · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eleanor has decided she is no longer reviewing fact trackers, but we did learn a lot of great information from this book. I wanted to rate this one a five and Eleanor wanted to rate it a three because she was scared of the storms so we compromised and rated it a four.

[Daphne Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Even I learned quite a bit about the science of weather while reading this book. These are good non-fiction options for children.

[Patricia L James · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Elisabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again read for children's literature class

[Kara Kuehl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative! Learned a lot.

[Stacy Renee (LazyDayLit) · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic companion book to the Magic Tree House series' Twister on Tuesday sequel.
Full of information on weather and storms!

This was the perfect follow-up to our homeschool weather unit!

[Trudy Monk · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting twist into natural disasters for kids to understand why and how and what happens when a twister appears.

[blueygurl2016 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was very interesting. I learned that lightning can be five times as hot as the sun and that hurricanes can produce tornadoes, which I did not know.

[Ciara Weaver · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned how thunder is made. Such a great book to learn fun weather things from!

[Hillary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting read aloud with my kiddos; we learned a lot!

[Hannah Joly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great informational chapter book that educates students on coasters that might happen

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

In 2003, Mary Pope Osborne and her husband Will Osborne published the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers entitled Twisters and Other Terrible Storms. This book is a nonfiction research guide to the book entitled Twister on Tuesday by Mary Pope Osborne which was published in 2001. Osbornes’ book is a well-done introduction to extreme weather. The book includes an introduction to weather in the first three chapters, including wind, clouds, rain, and everyday storms. The book also includes chapters on twisters, hurricanes, and blizzards. The last chapter is on “Storm Prediction” (Osbornes 95-105). The book is for young readers. The book has wonderful black-and-white illustrations. The book has wonderful black-and-white photographs. The illustrator for this book was Sal Murdocca. Similar to the other books in the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers series, the book has a section on how to do more research for young readers about weather and extreme weather. The book has an index and includes photo credits. The book had a scientific consultant and an educational consultant. The scientific consultant for this book worked at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Several of the statistics in the book are older. I believe overall the Osbornes’ Twisters and Other Terrible Storms is a well-done introduction to extreme weather for young people.

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book because I wanted to learn a little about weather and I read all the other research guides there at the library and I think it was o.k even though I didn't like learning about some of the terrible storms at least I learned some things to do when you are in a storm or something else. It was sad reading about some of the people who died in twisters, hurricanes, blizzards and other storms. I feel bad
for them. I think some of the cool equitment they used to figure out when the storm is coming and everything.

[Fidelis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this book deserves four stars because it is an interesting book to read. The book I'm reading is about weather. They talk about twisters, hurricanes, storms and other cool things. One thing that I learned is hail can be the size of a golf ball. Also, there are different kinds of hail sizes, like the size of a ant. I would recommend this book to a friend because if you're doing research you could find great information. Other books by this author are research guides on other topics.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good book to introduce children to the science of Meterology, how extreme weather forms, the damage it can do, and what to do if you find yourself in it. Our girls just love the Research Guides that accompany the Magic Tree House books.

[Twyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Umm., Jack and Annie are teaching me about the weather now and they also taught me about different kinds of clouds and I like the mare's tails the best and there was a very stormy cloud too and I can't remember what it was called. And there was a lot about what hurricanes and blizzards and tornadoes do too. I meant Twenty stars. Auryn Maxwell - 7 years old.

[v'sreadingjourney · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Thoughts: Love these books. So excited that they were available at the local library.

[Kristin Traina · Rating 4 out of 5]

This chapter weather book focusses on the horrific storms. It would be great to pair with a weather lesson. Some students may be frightened by the storms described, in that case maybe this book should not be read aloud.
Grade: 1st- weather