Download or read book The Strongest Man this Side of Cremona written by and published by Red Deer, Alta. : Red Deer College Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Matthew's dad is the strongest man this side of Cremona. He can lift Matthew over fences, and when he shouts at the cows, they scatter. But while helping repair a fence on their dairy farm, Matthew encounters something stronger than his dad: a tornado sweeping a path of devastation across the prairie. Thanks to his dad's quick thinking, they survive the tornado. But it has left Matthew shaken, and their beautiful farm has been damaged almost beyond recognition. While friends gather to help rebuild, Matthew discovers that the love he and his father share must be the strongest thing of all.

Download or read book The Tornado written by John Edward Weems and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tornado gives account of one of the world’s most terrifying natural disasters. Twisters have left their wake of freakish consequences throughout the United States and the world, and The Tornado vividly describes some of the most bizarre from around the country—houseboats sailing through the air; cars flown to a landing half a cornfield away; an entire house lifted and demolished, leaving only a divan holding the uninjured family. The most detailed description of a tornado and the violence it can bring comes from the author’s focus on the tragedy of one American town in 1953. John Edward Weems was an eyewitness reporter of a funnel that hit Waco, Texas, on May 11 of that year. In gripping narrative, he portrays the events of that day: a man clinging to a guard rail while a mailbox, plate glass, bricks, and assorted debris whizzed past his head; automobiles rolling end on end down the street; buildings falling like blocks knocked down by an angry child; a movie theater crumbling on the terrified patrons. When the storm had passed, 114 people were dead and hundreds injured; property damage ran in the tens of millions of dollars. Research in news reports, government weather documents, and books flesh out this account, which Pulitzer-prize winner Annie Dillard called “wonderfully exciting. It is full of people, and the thousands of details that make up their lives—and deaths. [It is] a story of enormous power.” John Banta, writing in the Waco Tribune-Herald, described it as “a gripping story of human drama and tragedy.” Kirkus Reviews said, “. . . the events still chill face to face with a power that defies reason.” Royalties from the sale of The Tornado will benefit the book fund of the Waco-McLennan County Public Library.

Download or read book 32 Minutes in May written by Joplin Globe and published by . This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Pictorial book that chronicles the devastation wrought by the tornado that hit the city of Joplin, Missouri and the indomitable spirit of the citizens as they recover and rebuild." --publisher website

Download or read book Tornado written by Betsy Byars and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Newbery Medal-winning author Betsy Byars comes a sweet, entertaining story that will touch the heart of dog lovers at any age. A tornado appears in the distance, and the family quickly gathers into the storm cellar. The storm rages outside, but Pete, the farmhand, knows this is the perfect time to tell his stories about a dog named Tornado. Blown into their lives by a twister when Pete was a boy, Tornado was no ordinary dog—he played card tricks, saved a turtle’s life, and had a rivalry with the family cat. Forgetting their fear, the family hangs on every word of Pete’s stories—both happy and sad—of this remarkable dog.

Download or read book The Man Who Caught the Storm written by Brantley Hargrove and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The saga of the greatest tornado chaser who ever lived: a tale of obsession and daring and an extraordinary account of humanity’s high-stakes race to understand nature’s fiercest phenomenon from Brantley Hargrove, “one of today’s great science writers” (The Washington Post). At the turn of the twenty-first century, the tornado was one of the last true mysteries of the modern world. It was a monster that ravaged the American heartland a thousand times each year, yet science’s every effort to divine its inner workings had ended in failure. Researchers all but gave up, until the arrival of an outsider. In a field of PhDs, Tim Samaras didn’t attend a day of college in his life. He chased storms with brilliant tools of his own invention and pushed closer to the tornado than anyone else ever dared. When he achieved what meteorologists had deemed impossible, it was as if he had snatched the fire of the gods. Yet even as he transformed the field, Samaras kept on pushing. As his ambitions grew, so did the risks. And when he finally met his match—in a faceoff against the largest tornado ever recorded—it upended everything he thought he knew. Brantley Hargrove delivers a “cinematically thrilling and scientifically wonky” (Outside) tale, chronicling the life of Tim Samaras in all its triumph and tragedy. Hargrove takes readers inside the thrill of the chase, the captivating science of tornadoes, and the remarkable character of a man who walked the line between life and death in pursuit of knowledge. The Man Who Caught the Storm is an “adrenaline rush of a tornado chase…Readers from all across the spectrum will enjoy this” (Library Journal, starred review) unforgettable exploration of obsession and the extremes of the natural world.

Download or read book Storm Warning written by Nancy Mathis and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Tornadoes written by Sue L. Hamilton and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tornadoes are unstoppable forces of nature. In this title, readers will learn why tornadoes occur, how tornadoes are classified, and how to survive a tornado. Historic tornadoes, including the Joplin, Missouri, tornado in 2011 and the Greensburg, Kansas, tornado in 2007 are also discussed. Features include full-color photos, easy-to-read text, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Download or read book The Tornado written by Jake Burt and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the best stories about bullying for middle grades. Highly recommended."--School Library Journal, starred review Bell Kirby is an expert at systems, whether he’s designing the world’s most elaborate habitat for his pet chinchilla, re-creating Leonardo da Vinci’s greatest inventions in his garage, or avoiding Parker Hellickson, the most diabolical bully Village Green Elementary has ever seen. Since third grade, Parker has tormented Bell, who’s spent two long years devising a finely tuned system that keeps him out of Parker’s way. Sure, it means that Bell can’t get a drink when he wants to, can’t play with his best friend on the playground, and can’t tell his parents about his day, but at least he’s safe. Until Daelynn Gower touches down in his classroom like a tornado. Bell’s not sure why the new girl, with her rainbow hair, wild clothes, and strange habits, is drawn to him, but he knows one thing--she means trouble. It’s bad enough that she disrupts Bell’s secret system, but when Daelynn becomes the bully’s new target, Bell is forced to make an impossible decision: Finally stand up to Parker. . . Or join him.

Download or read book Night of the Twisters written by Ivy Ruckman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1986-09-25 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a tornado watch is issued one Tuesday evening in June, twelve-year-old Dan Hatch and his best friend, Arthur, don't think much of it. After all, tornado warnings are a way of life during the summer in Grand Island, Nebraska. But soon enough, the wind begins to howl, and the lights and telephone stop working. Then the emergency siren starts to wail. Dan, his baby brother, and Arthur have only seconds to get to the basement before the monstrous twister is on top of them. Little do they know that even if they do survive the storm, their ordeal will have only just begun. . . .

Download or read book A World Turned Over written by Lorian Hemingway and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-07-08 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the events surrounding the March 1966 tornado in Jackson, Mississippi, that claimed fifty-seven lives, presenting portraits of the storm's victims and recounting the changes that it made to the region where the author spent her childhood.

Download or read book Big Weather written by Mark Svenvold and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2006-05-02 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author profiles real tornadoes and severe weather patterns over six thousand miles of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, known as Tornado Alley.

Download or read book All You Can Do Is Pray written by James Spann and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Toto the Tornado Kitten written by Jonathan Hall and published by Dingley Dell Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of a kitten rescued after being deposited in a tree during the tornado that hit Brimfield, Massachusetts, June 1, 2011. "Meet Toto's friends and follow along as he loses his old home, but finds a new one"--Back cover.

Download or read book Tornado written by Stephen Kramer and published by First Avenue Editions. This book was released on 1997-05-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the formation, different types, and study of tornadoes.

Download or read book Tornado Watch 211 written by John Grant Fuller and published by New York : Morrow. This book was released on 1987 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A minute-by-minute account, by a weather forecaster, of a tornado watch along the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, which resulted in tornadoes and the disappearance of 1300 houses with many people dead, hurt, missing, and homeless.

Download or read book The Mercy of the Sky written by Holly Bailey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book His Calm After the Storm written by Linda B. Spiller and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever in your wildest dreams imagined being in a massive, violent tornado like the one that swept through Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on April 27, 2011? This is what one man experienced: . . . The house began to shake violently! Huge oak trees were being uprooted by the tornado, causing a vibration on the floor that felt like an earthquake! Jerry was bouncing up off the floor. He heard glass breaking, timbers cracking and bricks falling. The noise was deafening. . . Jerry began calling, "Jesus!" . . . Can you imagine encountering not one but two tornadoes in the same day like this family? . . . As Reginald shook the boys, he felt R. J.'s body slip away from his hand. When he looked up, he watched in horror as his son's body flew from his bed and out the bedroom window. Instinctively, he grabbed James Peter and held him in his arms. Danielle ran through the dark hallway with Joel. Around them, the walls lifted up off the foundation of the house. . . She began to pray . . . Because she had more time to realize what was happening, Danielle was more frightened than she was during the morning storm. As the tornado came closer, she heard what sounded like a freight train. . . When she felt wind on her feet, she expected the walls to go at any minute. . . Come "ride" out the storm through their eyes. Experience the emotions, the fear, the devastation and the calm after the storm. As you read each story, you will be amazed how God orchestrated the events of that day. Because of the tremendous amount of destruction caused by the tornadoes, there are still financial needs to be met. You will find outlets for providing disaster relief in this book. The profit from this book sale will also be used for disaster relief.