Weatherwise looks at wind, sunshine, rain and snow and how these weather conditions affect people and their lives, such as their homes, transport, clothing and jobs. This title looks at wind and storms and covers the different uses we have for wind. It also looks at what happens in extreme winds, from thunderstorms to hurricanes and tornadoes. It looks at the damaging effects that these types of winds can have on our daily lives.

 

This book features in the following series: Weatherwise, Weatherwise Series .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Hachette Children's Group .

Robyn Hardyman is a highly experienced book author and editor. She has written a variety of titles for children and her subjects include outdoor adventure books, social sciences and literacy. Robyn is married with children and lives and works in Oxford.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: What is wind?
• 2: A windy world
• 3: Living with the wind
• 4: Is wind useful?
• 5: Thunderstorms
• 6: In a thunderstorm
• 7: What is a tornado?
• 8: Harmful tornadoes
• 9: What is a hurricane?
• 10: What do hurricanes do?
• 11: Living with storms
• 12: After a storm
• 13: Measuring wind
• 14: Glossary
• 15: Find out more
• 16: Index