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When the sky breaks : hurricanes, tornadoes, and the worst weather in the world
- Title
- When the sky breaks : hurricanes, tornadoes, and the worst weather in the world / Simon Winchester.
- Author
- Winchester, Simon
- Publication
- New York : VIKING, An Imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2017]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 18-514 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 87 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 24 x 28 cm
- Summary
- "Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, tornadoes: when these giant storms hit, they are natural disasters with huge impact!"--
- Winchester looks at how, when, where, and why hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, and tornadoes start brewing, how they build, and what happens when these giant storms hit. He includes an historical look at how we learned about weather systems, and where we're headed because of climate change.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Juvenile works.
- Note
- "Smithsonian"--Jacket.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Audience (note)
- Ages 10+
- Grades 4 to 6.
- Contents
- Introductions: Weather lessons from an ill wind -- The biggest, baddest weather -- America's national storm -- Out on the far horizon -- Afterword.
- Call Number
- JFF 18-514
- ISBN
- 9780451476357
- 0451476352
- LCCN
- 2016029124
- OCLC
- 958205256
- Author
- Winchester, Simon, author.
- Title
- When the sky breaks : hurricanes, tornadoes, and the worst weather in the world / Simon Winchester.
- Publisher
- New York : VIKING, An Imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2017]
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Audience
- Ages 10+Grades 4 to 6.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Study Program
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.5 4 187602.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 18-514