Night Of The Twisters

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 Night of the Twisters written by Ivy Ruckman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1986-09-25 with total page 166 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 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 She Sells Sea Shells (The Revised Edition) written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-01-10 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get tongue-tied with 25 entertaining tongue twisters, paired with wacky and witty illustrations by Seymour Chwast. Chwast brings these fun verbal gymnastics to life with vibrant color and humor. Readers will delight in Chwast’s distinctive style as they challenge themselves with phrases such as “My Swiss miss misses Mississippi,” “Giddy gladiators grow gladiolas,” and “If Shep chews shoes what shoes will he choose?” With engaging illustrations and a unique perspective, this creative book will capture the interests of readers of all ages as they stumble through its pages.? Acclaimed graphic designer Seymour Chwast is the co-founder of Push Pin Studios, now Pushpin Group. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, and many other publications. Chwast illustrated Harry’s Bath (2005) and a series of graphic novel adaptations of major classic works with Bloomsbury Press, including Dante’s Inferno (2010), Canterbury Tales (2011), and The Odyssey (2012).

Download or read book Twister written by Darleen Bailey Beard and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2003-03-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For use in schools and libraries only. In this vividly written story, Natt and Lucile learn that life can change with terrifying rapidity when, on a lovely summer day as they are playing outdoors, an onrushing tornado drives them into the storm cellar.

Download or read book Storm Runners (The Storm Runners Trilogy, Book 1) written by Roland Smith and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in a middle-grade action-adventure series from Roland Smith!Chase Masters and his father are "storm runners," racing across the country in pursuit of hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. Anywhere bad weather strikes, they are not far behind. Chase is learning more on the road than he ever would just sitting in a classroom. But when the hurricane of the century hits, he will be tested in ways he never could have imagined.

Download or read book Twister written by Michael Crichton and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientists are pursuing the most destructive weatherfront to sweep through mid-America's Tornado Alley in 50 years. By launching electronic sensors into the funnel, the storm chasers hope to obtain enough data to create an improved warning system. But to do so, they must intercept the twisters' deadly path. Original screenplay from the motion picture.