Understanding extreme weather
The book presents facts about several powerful or unusual weather phenomena, alongside labelled graphics and current information.
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Kate Petty - Author
This is an information-led introduction to powerful weather, using striking facts, illustrations, quizzes and visual features to explain phenomena rather than tell a conventional story.
Did you know that dust devils can be half-a-mile high? That hurricanes can pile up boats like bath toys? That it can rain frogs, fish, and schoolchildren? Discover for yourself amazing facts about violent weather, from the hailstone as big as a tennis ball (but much heavier!), to the storm surge that can fling boats over a mile inland in this awesome book all about tornadoes! With a cover designed to grab a child's attention (including foil, spot UV, and embossing), and an immediately engaging interior filled with varying text lengths and density, diverse illustrations, dynamic layouts, and the most current information laid out in a captivating format, young readers will come back to this book again and again, building their science knowledge base as well as vocabulary.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is an information-led introduction to powerful weather, using striking facts, illustrations, quizzes and visual features to explain phenomena rather than tell a conventional story.
The book presents facts about several powerful or unusual weather phenomena, alongside labelled graphics and current information.
Examples include rain involving frogs or fish, hail compared with a tennis ball, and storms moving boats considerable distances.
Storms are presented as violent and capable of moving boats, producing very large hail or unusual rainfall.
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