Reviews for Tornadoes

The average rating for Tornadoes based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-09-04 00:00:00 Aaron Jakubec Simon, Seymour Tornadoes HarperCollins, 1999 (updated 2017). PICTURE BOOK $17.99 Content: G. This book about tornadoes includes the different names of tornadoes and how they form. It also explains how the Enhanced Fujita Scale works and explains the different levels on the scale. A few of the worst tornadoes are described and it explains the areas that are most often hit by tornadoes. In the end the author gives advice on what to do if you are caught in a tornado. There is a glossary at the back to describe some of the terms used throughout. There is also a reference to an online source that can provide a teacher guide and other resources. The pictures in this book are beautiful and fascinating. Storms and natural disasters are a hit with the young boys at my house, so they loved looking at the pictures, but the amount of text and high vocabulary was a bit daunting for them, which makes this book more appropriate for older elementary or middle school kids. As far as a simple and brief understanding of these beautiful storms this was a great read. EL, MS - ADVISABLE. Reviewer, C. Peterson.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-02-21 00:00:00 Melissa Cornell This was a very educational non-fiction book. It had a lot of important and valuable information. The book did not use many words that would not be understood by a young reader. One negative that I would say about the book is that it is outdated. The book was written in 1999 and since then there has been more up to date information and facts about tornadoes. One of my favorite parts about the book is how it states that "learning about tornadoes saves lives." For children I think that this would be important to point out that it is okay to be scared in a situations like a tornado, but its important to know about them and what to do in that situation. As a speech therapist in training, I think that this book could be used in therapy to talk about different safety protocol and the specific steps that need to be taken. You could also talk about different parts of the country and the different natural disasters that take place.