Tornado: Perspectives on Tornado Disasters

by Ben Hubbard

Overview

What is it like to witness a tornado? This book looks at the Moore, El Reno, and other tornadoes, using firsthand accounts to describe events and people's experiences, providing multiple perspectives from eyewitnesses, survivors, the emergency services, scientists, and the media.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484601891
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/03/2014
Series:	Disaster Dossiers
Pages:	56
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	1130L (what's this?)
Age Range:	11 - 16 Years

About the Author

Ben Hubbard is an author of nonfiction for children and adults.

Table of Contents

Dossier: The Oklahoma Tornadoes 4

Killer Storms 6

In the Disaster Zone 12

Dossier: The El Reno Tornado 16

The Emergency Services React 20

Dossier: Deadly Tornadoes Through Time 26

Telling the World 28

Dossier: The Daulatpur-Saturia Tornado 40

Recovery and Reconstruction 42

Dossier: The Bridge Creedk-Moore Tornado 46

What have we Learned? 48

Timeline 50

Glossary 52

Find out More 54

Index 56

Editorial Reviews

Eyewitness accounts and stories of survivors are intriguing and unimaginable. However they enable readers to “literally” experience the devastation. . . .In a limited number of pages, a wealth of information is presented that can readily be understood by young readers. . . .This would be an excellent resource for government agencies to help the average citizen understand what to anticipate, how to prepare and survive a tornado, especially residents in Tornado Alley. Young readers will find this book useful while studying weather phenomena.

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