An examination of tornadoes. It is part of a series which looks at a range of natural disasters, both as fascinating natural phenomena and as the cause of devastating human and environmental damage. The series covers weather extremes, the effects of disasters on the environment, their human impact and how we deal with them. Each book includes case studies of famous natural disasters; age-appropriate geographical and scientific information; and information about how we attempt to monitor disasters and the people and places at risk.

 

 

This book features in the following series: Disasters, Disasters in Nature .

There are 48 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2000 by Capstone Global Library Ltd .

Patience Coster is an experienced editor and writer of children's books.