All hurricanes are made of air, water, and energy; How Could We Harness a Hurricane? explores how humankind may be able to channel those elements for helpful purposes. A hurricane is the largest storm on the planet with the power to destroy life and property. It is a fascinating system and the focus of intense scientific study. Scientists and engineers have yet to design a way to weaken or steer a hurricane, but that doesnt mean they havent been thinking about how it could work, though! Legendary science author Vicki Cobb is here to tell you that story with this accessible and interesting read. In How Could We Harness a Hurricane? Vicki clearly explains air pressure, energy, and wind to show how hurricanes are formed. And like Vickis other award-winning titles, this book leads her readers to learn by asking questions. This book is sure to fascinate and stimulate young scientists like you!How CouldWe Harness A Hurricane? which made the Best STEM Book 2018 list (K-12) by the National Science Teachers Association and the Childrens Book Council, offers questions and provides new points of view that may just change your thinking. It shows the work scientists and engineers are doing to avoid future disasters like hurricanes Katrina, Sandy, and Maria. In addition, Vicki Cobb shares hands-on experiments that make meteorology even more fun, be it at home or in the classroom. This informational book introduces science concepts with lots of photos and diagrams, a helpful glossary, and a bibliography for further reading,

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Kids 30 Second .

This book is aimed at children at US 4th grade-7th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published in 2018 by Seagrass Press .

Vicki Cobb is the well-known author of more than eighty-five highly entertaining nonfiction books for children.