Reviews for Inside Tornadoes

The average rating for Inside Tornadoes based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-02-13 00:00:00 Paul Kovac There are a lot of books on ferocious weather, but these two (Inside Hurricanes and Inside Tornadoes) are definitely a step above! The books are designed with foldout pages, full color, sharp illustrations and stunning photos, and the best explanations of the Saffir-Simpson scale and the Fujita scale I've seen recently. There are weather and climate facts, colorful maps, storm stories, scientific developments, and eyewitness accounts that really grab readers' attention. There are also sections on how to survive the storms, and how to plan for weather emergencies. The writing is clear and detailed, and these are going to be a fantastic resource for research, as well as a lot of fun to browse!

Review # 2 was written on 2015-02-27 00:00:00 Maureen Wobig Nonfiction/Twin Text #5 I paired this book with Twister on Tuesday by Mary Pope Osborne, one of the books in the Magic Tree House series. Inside Tornadoes describes where tornadoes occur, how they happen (scientifically), different types of tornadoes, where to seek shelter, and some of the most devastating tornadoes in history. In Twister on Tuesday the main characters, Jack and Annie, travel back in time to the Great Plains region in the 1870s and most of the book discusses prairie life and school. However, near the end of the book Jack and Annie left school and notice some green clouds, the beginning signs of a tornado, which is talked about in the nonfiction book. Also the characters told the other students that there was a twister coming and to take cover down in the cellar. This advice was talked about in the nonfiction book.