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1) Tornado
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
As they wait out a tornado in their storm cellar, a family listens to their farmhand tell stories about the dog that was blown into his life by another tornado when he was a boy.
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Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 23
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
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.
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O'Malley series (Dee Henderson) volume 6
Description
Paramedic Stephen O'Malley is about to run into a night he will never forget: a kidnapping, a tornado, and a race to rescue the woman he loves. This page-turning thriller is by the award-winning author of the Uncommon Heroes series and explores the topic of whether God is trustworthy to be one's deepest, closest friend.
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Series
Magic tree house fact trackers volume 8
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the changing nature of weather and how meteorologists predict and study such storms as tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards.
6) Tornadoes
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Series
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses how tornadoes begin and work, some of the strange things they have done, and advice for protecting oneself during a tornado.
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Series
Heaven on Earth volume 3
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When Katie's fiance 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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Atmospheric science paper volume no. 200
Pub. Date
1973.
Description
Hurricane spawned tornadoes are most frequent at the time when hurricanes initially cross land and undergo rapid filling. This paper presents data composite information on all available rawinsonde and pibal reports surrounding this type of tornado genesis in the United States and Japan.
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Series
I survived volume 12
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
A young boy in the middle of one of the deadliest tornado to strike the United States since 1947.
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Series
Atmospheric science paper volume no. 212
Pub. Date
1973.
Description
The results of a detailed analysis of 159 tornado proximity rawinsonde soundings are considered in Part I of this study. An extensive discussion of tornado features and a hypothesized physical model of tornado genesis is presented in Part II of this paper.
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Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
"When Jeremy visits his twin cousins Jack and Flash in Oklahoma, he gets a big surprise: they're storm chasers! They live in a region called Tornado Alley, an area with more tornadoes than anywhere else in the world. Jack and Flash travel around Tornado Alley looking for tornadoes, and Jeremy is coming with them on their next mission. In Twister! Jeremy and his cousins encounter giant hailstones, awesome lightning, and funnel clouds, but will they...
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Quick response research report volume 161
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
Studies the effects of a tornado on an urbanized area. Fujita Scale does not describe urban types of damage effectively, which could lead to difficulties in the Fujita Scale damage assessment process.
14) Batter up Wombat
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
An Australian wombat joins the Champs baseball team, and even though he is disastrously ignorant about the game, his innate talents save everyone when a tornado suddenly strikes.
15) Tornadoes
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Readers will learn about how and why tornadoes form and important safety measures to take when a tornado happens. This title is informative yet simple. Big text and simple sentences combined with vibrant photographs will entertain readers, teach them scientific facts, and strengthen their reading skills. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.
16) Twisters!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"When stormy winds start to twist ant incredible speeds, watch out for some wild weather!" -- back cover.
17) Storm front
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Series
Montana rescue volume 5
Description
"A tornado has destroyed a small Minnesota community and among the missing are not only a group of students but PEAK Rescue team leader Chet King. Ty Remington will stop at nothing to rescue his mentor, not even when the girl he loved--and lost--walks back into his life. But Brette needs his help more than he knows, despite her stubborn determination to push him away. And when he gets a second chance, loving her just might cost him more than he can...
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Quick response research report volume 154
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
On April 21, 2001, a category F-4 tornado struck the small central Kansas town of Hoisington. This study examined respondent overall satisfaction and satisfaction with each of the four major sources of support selected in this study.
19) Transition from response to recovery: a look at the Lancaster, Texas tornado : final project report
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Series
Quick response research report volume 79
Pub. Date
[1996]
Description
This study looks at one incident (i.e., a tornado), and describes transition from response to recovery disaster activities.
20) Tornadoes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Carefully leveled text and engaging full-color photos introduce early fluent readers to the science behind tornadoes, including where and why tornadoes happen and how to stay safe when the sky starts to swirl. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--
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