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The Mystery in Tornado Alley

Author : Carolyn Keene

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 115 pages

File Size : 27,89 MB

Release : 2013-05-14

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1442497289

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Dream trip? Or a nightmare of trouble? When Hannah Gruen inherits a farm from a distant cousin, the Drews, with Bess and George, drive off for a scenic Oklahoma vacation. The plan is to sell the property and pack up whatever mementos Hannah wants to keep. But a terrifying encounter with a tornado is just the beginning of trouble. In a duffel bag Nancy discovers what looks like a ransom note—and a gruff intruder appears, insisting that the bag is his! Is he planning a kidnapping? Nancy contacts the local police, but they think it’s a prank. When charming Derek Owens, a tornado chaser at the local university, offers to help, Nancy accepts faster than a lightning flash. But the clues she discovers lead her deeper into peril, and Nancy’s soon fighting for her life—in the eye of a monster storm!



Tornado Alley

Author : Howard B. Bluestein

Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA

Page : 210 pages

File Size : 12,51 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Nature

ISBN : 9780195307115

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For scientists, amateur weather enthusiasts, or anyone intrigued or terrified by a darkening sky, this book provides not only a history of tornado research, but a vivid look into the origin of the storms. 67 color illustrations.



Tornado Alley

Author : William S. Burroughs

Publisher :

Page : 64 pages

File Size : 25,43 MB

Release : 1989

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Short writings.



Tornado God

Author : Peter J. Thuesen

Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA

Page : 313 pages

File Size : 30,44 MB

Release : 2020

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0190680288

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One of the earliest sources of humanity's religious impulse was severe weather, which ancient peoples attributed to the wrath of storm gods. Enlightenment thinkers derided such beliefs as superstition and predicted they would pass away as humans became more scientifically and theologically sophisticated. But in America, scientific and theological hubris came face-to-face with the tornado, nature's most violent windstorm. Striking the United States more than any other nation, tornadoes have consistently defied scientists' efforts to unlock their secrets. Meteorologists now acknowledge that even the most powerful computers will likely never be able to predict a tornado's precise path. Similarly, tornadoes have repeatedly brought Americans to the outer limits of theology, drawing them into the vortex of such mysteries as how to reconcile suffering with a loving God and whether there is underlying purpose or randomness in the universe. In this groundbreaking history, Peter Thuesen captures the harrowing drama of tornadoes, as clergy, theologians, meteorologists, and ordinary citizens struggle to make sense of these death-dealing tempests. He argues that, in the tornado, Americans experience something that is at once culturally peculiar (the indigenous storm of the national imagination) and religiously primal (the sense of awe before an unpredictable and mysterious power). He also shows that, in an era of climate change, the weather raises the issue of society's complicity in natural disasters. In the whirlwind, Americans confront the question of their own destiny-how much is self-determined and how much is beyond human understanding or control.



Big Weather

Author : Mark Svenvold

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 308 pages

File Size : 44,93 MB

Release : 2006-05-02

Category : Nature

ISBN : 9780805080148

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The author profiles real tornadoes and severe weather patterns over six thousand miles of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, known as Tornado Alley.



The Treacherous Tornado Mystery

Author : Carole Marsh

Publisher : Gallopade International

Page : 129 pages

File Size : 24,96 MB

Release : 2007-06-25

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0635063948

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Join a brother and sister and their crazy scientist father as they chase tornadoes to learn about these dangerous storms. Includes facts about science , history, storm chasing and more.



Storm Warning

Author : Nancy Mathis

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 261 pages

File Size : 34,66 MB

Release : 2008-03-04

Category : Nature

ISBN : 0743296605

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Veteran journalist Mathis has produced a compulsively readable account of one of the most terrible tornadoes in history--a mile-wide F5 twister--and the extraordinary people who kept it from becoming the deadliest.



The Mercy of the Sky

Author : Holly Bailey

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 322 pages

File Size : 43,91 MB

Release : 2015

Category : Nature

ISBN : 052542749X

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On May 20th, 2013, one of the worst tornadoes on record landed a direct hit on Moore, Oklahoma. This is the suspenseful tale of human courage in the face of natural disaster.



Storm Kings

Author : Lee Sandlin

Publisher : Vintage

Page : 322 pages

File Size : 16,8 MB

Release : 2014-03-11

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 0307473589

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With 16 pages of black-and-white illustrations In Storm Kings, Lee Sandlin retraces America's fascination and unique relationship to tornadoes and the weather. From Ben Franklin's early experiments, to "the great storm debates" of the nineteenth century, to heartland life in the early twentieth century, Sandlin shows how tornado chasing helped foster the birth of meteorology, recreating with vivid descriptions some of the most devastating storms in America's history. Drawing on memoirs, letters, eyewitness testimonies, and numerous archives, Sandlin brings to life the forgotten characters and scientists that changed a nation and how successive generations came to understand and finally coexist with the spiraling menace that could erase lives and whole towns in an instant.



The Treacherous Tornado Mystery

Author : Carole Marsh

Publisher : Gallopade International

Page : 129 pages

File Size : 12,22 MB

Release : 2009-01-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0635070308

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When you purchase the Library Bound mystery you will receive FREE online eBook access! Carole Marsh Mystery Online eBooks are an easy, effective, and immediate way to read your favorite Carole Marsh Mystery on the go! Each web-hosted Online eBook is filled with the same exact pages as the book, plus additional features like pages that ñflip" with a fun sound as you read, a full chapter directory, full-screen and thumbnail viewing capabilities, and more! - Online eBooks allow readers to access their book anytime, from anywhere - by using a computer, tablet, or other device with Internet access. - They require NO additional access or hosting fees - When you purchase a library bound Carole Marsh Mystery book, you get unlimited access to the Online eBook version for FREE. - You don't need to download Online eBooks - they are available to you online 24/7! - Online eBooks are available exclusively from Gallopade, and are compatible with Macs, PC, iPad, and other devices with Internet access. It happens every spring. The air and the earth begin to warm Mother Nature wakes up from her long winter's nap, yawns, stretches and Tornado season is born! This science family chases the tornadoes to learn more about these dangerous storms as part of Dad's research. Believe it or not, there's fun in funnel cloudsãunless you get too close! Join this brother and sister team as they accompany their scientist dad on hair raising adventures. Children ages 7-14 will be thrilled as the characters try to save the day. The kids also learn a lot about science. What child can resist learning about the power of mother-nature and the tools to stay safe as these interested kids confront nature head-on! Like all of Carole Marsh's Mysteries, this mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 5.2 Accelerated Reader Points: 2 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 120331 Lexile Measure: 820 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: O Developmental Assessment Level: 34



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