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I survived volume 12
Language
English
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Eleven-year-old Dexter has always wanted to see a tornado. So when he gets the incredible opportunity to go storm chasing with the famous Dr. Norman Gage, he has to say yes! Dr. Gage is the host of Tornado Mysteries, the show that Dex and his older brother, Jeremy, watched every night until Jeremy joined the U.S. Navy SEALs and left Joplin. Dex certainly knows how deadly tornadoes can be, but this one isn't heading towards Joplin, and wouldn't it...
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Otis the tractor volume 3
Language
English
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Otis and all his farm friends are enjoying a summer's day, but the bull has no interest in playing and stays in his pen. Suddenly the day turns frightening and stormy: it's a tornado! Otis takes all of the animals to safety, but the bull is still locked in his pen! Quick as his tires will take him, Otis putt puff puttedy chuffs back to the farm to save the day.
4) Tornadoes
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English
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With winds that can reach speeds of three hundred miles an hour and funnel clouds that can measure a mile in diameter, tornadoes leave enormous damage in their wake. Now Seymour Simon examines these twisting columns of air and destruction. Simon explains how tornadoes are formed, why and when they are most likely to occur, how scientists classify and track them -- and what to do if one touches down. Full-color photographs show this powerful phenomenon...
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Wasteland Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Fraga presents a comprehensive account of how a small town in the Bible Belt became a model of ecological sustainability. On May 4, 2007, an EF5 tornado destroyed the town of Greensburg in south central Kansas. Immediately after the catastrophe, the leaders and citizens of Greensburg decided to rebuild, and to revitalize their home as the greenest town in America. Five years later, Greensburg now can claim the greatest concentration of buildings...
