Hurricanes: An Awe-Inspiring Science Book About Nature's Devastating Storms for Children (Ages 6-10) - Softcover

Buch 8 von 15: Smithsonian-science

Simon, Seymour

 
9780061170713: Hurricanes: An Awe-Inspiring Science Book About Nature's Devastating Storms for Children (Ages 6-10)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0061170712 ISBN 13: 9780061170713
Verlag: HarperCollins, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Takes young readers on an in-depth exploration of one of the most awe-inspiring and devastating events in nature: hurricanes. 

This dramatic nonfiction picture book is intensified through arresting full-color photographs and satellite images.

Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon explains what hurricanes are and how they develop; what storm surges are; and the basics of forecasting and precautions that families should take.

Booklist commented: "This is unsurpassed for kindling interest in a scientific subject and communicating an understanding of its scope and significance."

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Seymour Simon has been called “the dean of the [children’s science book] field” by the New York Times. He has written more than 300 books for young readers and has received the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to children’s science literature, the Science Books & Films Key Award for Excellence in Science Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah Ludington Award. He and his wife, Liz, live in Columbia County in Upstate New York. You can visit him online at www.seymoursimon.com, where students can post on the “Seymour Science Blog” and educators can download a free four-page teacher guide to accompany this book, putting it in context with Common Core objectives. Join the growing legion of @seymoursimon fans on Twitter!

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Hurricanes. Typhoons. Cyclones. No matter what you call them, these formidable, swirling storms are the most devastating events in nature. hurricanes takes young readers on an in-depth exploration of one of the most awe-inspiring phenomena on Earth! This dramatic account of hurricanes and the disasters they leave behind, including Andrew and Katrina, are intensified through arresting full-color photographs and satellite images. Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon has teamed up with the Smithsonian Institution to bring you a new, updated edition of his acclaimed look at this astonishing, and often terrifying, natural disaster.

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Verlag
HarperCollins
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0061170712
ISBN 13 
9780061170713
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
32
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