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Tornado terror

Tarshis, Lauren (author.).

Summary: The Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was the deadliest tornado strike in American history, tearing through three states and killing 700 people. Almost a century later, the Joplin Tornado was a mile-wide monster that destroyed heart of a vibrant city. The true stories of these two events plus fascinating facts, profiles of tornado scientists and storm chasers. 

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780545919432
  • ISBN: 0545919436
  • ISBN: 9781338249170
  • ISBN: 1338249177
  • ISBN: 9781338180930
  • ISBN: 1338180932
  • Physical Description: print
    157 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2017.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Dramatic tales of young survivors" - cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-157).
Formatted Contents Note: "Everybody must be dead" -- The Tri-State files -- "The evil swirling darkness" -- The Joplin files.
The tri-state tornado -- The Joplin tornado of 2011.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG 5.9 2.0 187858.
AR 5.9 2.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.9 2.0 187858.
Subject: Tornadoes Juvenile literature
Tornadoes
JUVENILE NONFICTION United States History 21st Century
JUVENILE NONFICTION Science & Nature Disasters
JUVENILE NONFICTION Science & Nature Earth Sciences Weather
Tornadoes
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Reader - Chapter Books
Genre: Personal narratives
History.
Illustrated works.
Informational works.
Juvenile works.
Informational works.
Illustrated works.
Juvenile works.
History.
Personal narratives.

Available copies

  • 35 of 42 copies available at Evergreen Indiana. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Greenwood Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 42 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Greenwood PL - Greenwood KIDS FICTION Tarshis I Survived True Stories #3 (Text) 36626103817581 1st Floor Kids Green Zone Available -

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Introduction: The Devil's Wind viii
"Everybody Must Be Dead": The Tri-State Tornado, 1925
1(54)
The Tri-State Files
55(22)
My Research Journey
56(2)
The Tri-State Tornado: By the Numbers
58(2)
Path of Destruction: The Tri-State's 219 Mile Journey of Death
60(2)
After the Tornado: Shattered Lives, Shattered Land
62(4)
If You Lived in the 1920s
66(4)
Adventures in Weather Science
70(2)
John Finley: Tornado Genius
72(2)
History's Deadliest Tornadoes
74(3)
The Evil Swirling Darkness: The Joplin Tornado Of 2011
77(52)
The Joplin Files
129
My Journey to Joplin
130(2)
The Strength of Joplin
132(6)
The Joplin Tornado: By the Numbers
138(2)
Why the US is the World Capital of Tornadoes
140(2)
Can You Speak Tornado?
142(2)
The Man Called Mr. Tornado
144(2)
Hail Horrors
146(2)
World of Storm Chasers
148(2)
When a Storm Chase Turns Deadly
150(2)
Staying Safe in Tornadoes
152

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