Tornadoes: Revised Edition

by Seymour Simon

Overview

In this updated and revised edition of Tornadoes, award-winning science writer Seymour Simon gives readers an in-depth look at these captivating and powerful storms through fascinating facts and stunning full-color photographs.

Readers will learn all about tornadoes, from how they are first created to the destruction they leave behind.

This updated edition includes:

• author’s note
• stunning full-color photographs
• glossary
• index
• a list of websites and additional reading sources

Supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062470324
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	04/18/2017
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	431,836
Product dimensions:	9.80(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	6 - 10 Years

About the Author

Seymour Simon has been called “the dean of the [children’s science book] field” by the New York Times. He has written more than 300 books for young readers and has received the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to children’s science literature, the Science Books & Films Key Award for Excellence in Science Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah Ludington Award. He and his wife, Liz, live in Columbia County in Upstate New York. You can visit him online at www.seymoursimon.com, where students can post on the “Seymour Science Blog” and educators can download a free four-page teacher guide to accompany this book, putting it in context with Common Core objectives. Join the growing legion of @seymoursimon fans on Twitter!