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

Earlybird Discovery Guides are recommended for a range of Kindergarten and lower level primary (grades 1 and 2) students who are in the process of acquiring foundational decoding and encoding skills, but not yet reading fluently and responding independently to stories. Each guide is designed to be completed in six weeks, which allows students to comfortably work through four to five units in a typical school year.

Tornadoes.

In this updated and revised edition of Tornadoes, award-winning science writer Seymour Simon gives readers an in-depth look at these captivating and powerful storms through fascinating facts and stunning full-color photographs. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It’s a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children. Readers will learn all about tornadoes, from how they are first created to the destruction they leave behind. This updated edition includes: author’s note stunning full-color photographs glossary index a list of websites and additional reading sources Supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards.

Did you know you can make your own tornado in a bottle? This book shows you how! Using simple materials and easy step-by-step instructions, young readers can explore the science behind this fun project.

Describes the formation, different types, and study of tornadoes.