tornadoes

After a tornado rearranges their Kansas house, Aunt Minnie and the nine nieces and nephews living with her add on a much-needed new room.

Helps children understand how to stay safe during a tornado, explaining the safest places to be when a tornado hits, how to protect themselves, and what to do to help others.

Introduces readers to storm chasers and how these scientists help keep people safe from storms. Includes information on becoming a storm chaser. Features a list of famous storm chasers, a glossary, and a list of sources for further study.

Presents a brief introduction to tornadoes, in simple text with illustrations, describing what they are, how they are formed, tornado safety, and more.

Photographs, facts, figures, and firsthand survivor stories offer an up close look at some of the world's worst tornadoes.

Examines tornadoes, discussing how they are formed, how they are measured, and how they can be predicted. Includes a section on the Wichita Falls tornadoes of 1979.

A tired Ike stays up all night for four nights to warn his family of any approaching tornadoes.

Even though their trailer is destroyed by a tornado, a young boy's family is grateful because they find his baby sister alive.

Discusses causes of tornadoes, what happens during one, and the predicting of tornadoes.

Minnesota seventeen-year-old Jane McAllister has devoted years to helping her out-of-control, alcoholic mother but joining her brother in chasing tornadoes for a summer gives her a fresh perspective, new options, and her first real romance.