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23) The talent show
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
After a devastating tornado destroys much of Cape Bluff, Kansas, residents come together as a community to put on a talent show as a fund-raiser.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 23
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
©2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Jack and Annie travel back to the Kansas prairie in search of "something to learn, " they gain an understanding of how hard life was for pioneers and they experience the terror of a tornado.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Valencia Donovan's plan to dazzle the wealthy investor she needs for her horse rescue start-up takes an unexpected turn when a tornado strands her with Lorenzo Cortez-Williams. Giving in to attraction in a desperate moment only makes them hungry for more. After they've blown away all boundaries, Valencia's treacherous feelings for the guarded ranching heir could jeopardize her lifelong dream. But closing the deal -- while walking away from their...
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"What are tornadoes? Blizzards? Hurricanes? Readers will learn the ins and outs of severe weather in this book. Accessible text and appealing photos show severe weather conditions and encourage students to be weather aware and to take proper precautions in the event of severe weather"--Provided by publisher.
29) Found
Author
Series
Baxter family series. Firstborn volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
Driven by his wife's dying wich to find their firstborn son, John Baxter sets about the search. His prayer? That Elizabeth's wish would be fulfilled before the upcoming Baxter family reunion. When the answers finally come they shake John to the core. Will he agree to walk away and keep the secret of a lifetime, or decide it's time to let the truth come to light no matter what the cost? Then, as the Baxters come together, the reunion is overshadowed...
30) I am a tornado
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An angry, destructive tornado picks up an empathetic cow, and when Cow politely asks to be put down, the two enter a conversation that has some unforeseen results.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
A scientist and a filmmaker explore the intricate and potentially deadly forces of a tornado by driving into the heart of an actual storm in a specially-designed vehicle made of 8,000 pounds of steel plating and bulletproof glass.
33) Tornadoes
Author
Publisher
World Book, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A discussion of tornadoes, describing their characteristics, formation, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant tornadoes and tornado outbreaks from history"--
34) Natural disaster
Author
Series
Storm chasers volume 1
Publisher
Erin McLelland
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When two tornado chasers form a reluctant team, the pressure between them builds…. Human-interest reporter—and son of a famous storm chaser—Guthrie Gale wants nothing to do with severe weather. But his station’s director insists he join the storm chasing team, or else, and worse yet, she pairs him with hotshot rookie chaser Luke Masters. All Luke wants is to be a part of the KTTY family, and he won’t let prickly Guthrie Gale spoil his chance....
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Little on earth can withstand the violent fury of an F5 tornado. A churning vortex with wind speeds over 300 mph, these tornadoes create immense swaths of death and destruction in a matter of seconds. Today, experts are exploring the supertwister's complex inner workings in bold new ways in the hopes of one day being able to accurately predict the occurrences of tornadoes. Top scientists and meteorologists work within miles of these furocious twisters...
36) Storm chasers
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2008
Language
English
Description
Storm chasers: Hunt for devastating, violent twisters that rip through America's Great Plains, better known as "Tornado Alley." Research meteorolgist Josh Wurman and extreme filmmaker Sean Casey put their lives on the line to capture this unprecedented footage shot from inside tornadoes tearing their way across the central U.S. Shooting from a 14,00-pound tank topped with a custom-designed filming turret, see what the team encounters as they drive...
Author
Series
I survived volume 12
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Dexter has always wanted to see a tornado. So when he gets the incredible opportunity to go storm chasing with the famous Dr. Norman Gage, he has to say yes! Dr. Gage is the host of Tornado Mysteries, the show that Dex and his older brother, Jeremy, watched every night until Jeremy joined the U.S. Navy SEALs and left Joplin. Dex certainly knows how deadly tornadoes can be, but this one isn't heading towards Joplin, and wouldn't it...
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
"The magnificent storms of the infamous Tornado Alley in the central USA are revered both by professional meteorologists and those enthusiasts who obsessively chase them in the quest for the ultimate extreme weather adrenaline rush. Adventures in Tornado Alley takes the reader out on the road with two young chasers whose knack for being in the right place at the right time, capturing the grandeur of these spectacular scenes, has won them worldwide...
39) Out of the blue
Author
Publisher
Polaris Publications
Pub. Date
©2012
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the first recorded F5 tornado in Minnesota history and the experience of sisters Linda (Haugen) Vaske and Pam Haugen, who were ripped from Linda's home and survived. The tornado struck the town of Tracy on June 13, 1968, killing nine people. Although Linda lost all her belongings, the tornado took something even more precious from her and she carried the burden of guilt for many years.
Author
Series
Heaven on Earth volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Katie's fiancé died in a tragic accident, so did her hope of finding love. When a tornado destroys her small Amish settlement, including the schoolhouse, she doesn't know how she will provide for herself. Seth arrived in Hope Falls days before the storm; when he helps usher Katie and the children to safety, sparks fly. But Seth is only in town to help his brother, Amos, get back on his feet following the death of his wife. Sworn to protect what...
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