Tornadoes!

Name: Tornadoes!
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Gail Gibbons
ISBN: 9781666605730

Author: Gail Gibbons, Gail Gibbons

Narrator: Chris Lutkin

Unabridged: 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 08/02/2016

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Health & Daily Living, Safety, Science & Nature, Earth Sciences, Weather, Disasters

Synopsis

Tornadoes are funnel-shaped clouds that can cause massive destruction on the ground. Their winds can swirl faster than 260 miles per hour! In addition to factual information, youngsters will learn about how such extreme weather affects the lives of people in areas where these atmospheric storms are common. Using her acclaimed combination of clear wording and detailed illustrations, Gibbons explains how tornadoes form, the scale used for classifying them, and what to do in case one should be near you.

About Gail Gibbons

Gail Gibbons grew up writing stories and drawing pictures to fit the words, and wishing she lived in the country. After graduating from the University of Illinois with a bachelor of fine arts degree, she became involved in television graphics. Eventually Gail became a full-time writer and moved to rural Vermont, where she could have a garden and as many pets as she wanted. Winner of the 2010 Regina Medal, Gail has written & illustrated more than 140 books. Gail and her husband, Kent Ancliffe, have a dog named Wilbur and two cats, named Miles and Davis. They live in Corinth, Vermont in a passive solar house that Gail's husband built and on an island off the coast of Maine.

About Chris Lutkin

Chris Lutkin has been an actor, a director, a writer, and a teacher for over thirty years. He has narrated several audiobooks including The Early Stories of Philip K. Dick, 12 Stories by Edgar Allan Poe, and The Red Badge of Courage. He currently resides in Detroit with his wife, Heather, and their rescue dog, Buckaroo.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brianna

This is a bit long and advanced for a child but as a wannabe tornado chaser, I loved it. Cue Luke Combs and Glenn Powell in a cowboy hat. But really it’s a very informative read and the illustrations are wonderfully done. We might try again as she gets older but not this young again.......more

Goodreads review by Anna

This is an informational text that educates readers on tornadoes from many different perspectives, including how they form, how they're measured, the damage they cause, and even how to be safe during a tornado. Tornadoes! is a WOW book for me because of how informative it is while still being entert......more

Goodreads review by Bryan

Tornadoes! is an informational text by Gail Gibbons that would be appropriate for a wide range of students. I would primarily use this in grades 1st-4th due to the curriculum in those grades and reading level of the book. I would use this primarily as a read aloud, but would also include it in the c......more

Goodreads review by Alex

(INFORMATIONAL) The picture book Tornadoes is a short and easy read book that starts by talking about where the word tornado comes from. It then moves into the formation of a tornado and describes what it looks like. It explains how an updraft and downdraft come together and start to spin with image......more