Do Tornadoes Really Twist?

by Melvin A. Berger, Gilda Berger

This question-and-answer book provides young readers with a factual and in-depth examination of tornadoes and hurricanes. Simultaneous.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Monica B. · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was a great Q&A book about hurricanes and tornadoes, but I feel like the information was outdated. It was published back in 2000 and I feel like there have been a lot of storms since then that could change the facts in the book. While the facts about what they are and how they are produced may still be accurate, facts like the biggest hurricane, or the most damage may not be accurate anymore.

[Darya Kowalski · Rating 5 out of 5]

I gave it a five star because it is unique. Yes, it provides facts and details about what tornadoes and hurricanes do and how they are formed like most books of this kind would. What made it interesting was that it gave numerous impact stories and dates; everything from greatest loss of life (abt. 300000), strangest (tornado picked up 45000 ducks and then rained them down), worst tornado of all time (U.S. 1925), most powerful hurricane (Camille in 1969) and my favourite: Which hurricane helped start a new country (Bay of Bengal Nov. 1970. People were furious with the government for taking to long to send help so there was a revolution and a new country, Bangladesh, was formed months later). All in all, a book worth checking out.

[Leigh Shoemaker · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a book that is all about tornadoes. It discusses why they twist, how they grow, the cause, and more. The book also discusses where they typically occur and what tornado alley is. The difference between hurricanes and tornados is also discussed in this book. It goes into depth on hurricanes and the facts that surround it.

I thought this book was excellent for explaining tornados and hurricanes. I liked that it goes into major depth about the statistics and facts surrounding these topics. I think the pictures are also well done.

This book would be perfect for a class learning about the different types of weather. It does an amazing job of explaining tornados and hurricanes.

[leener1220 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think I first read this years ago when the information in it was still current. Great basics for kids curious about the natural phenomena, but the science has advanced significantly since its publication. This book clearly pre-dates the currently-used Enhanced Fujita scale...

[Laura Talley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very detailed in tornados and hurricanes

[Zach Naegele · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a question and answer book about tornadoes. It begins with questions about what tornadoes are and why they act like they do. Some of the questions included information about what happens before a tornado, how they form and behave, and what they can cause. Next the book answers questions about when and where they occur. The information is presented in the form of a map with the number of tornadoes that occur in different areas in tornado alley. It also describes what to do during a tornado and how they are rated. The book then goes on to talk about hurricanes, also answering the what, why, when, and where questions.

[Eva Best · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great pictures and very informative. It would be great to have in a classroom when talking about the weather and be in a place where the students can go to it and read it any time they wanted! The pictures really helped you see what they were showing you and really added to the book. Overall, it was a little dense with a lot of information packed into one picture book, but a great way to inform in bits and pieces!

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very nice book that is factual and easy to read teaching about tornadoes and hurricanes. It's a question and answer format so if you only want to read a page or two at a time you can. Or like I did my special needs adult son loves these type of things but couldn't sit still if I had read everything to him. So I just skipped around and read some of the questions and answers and still go most of the book read. He loved it and talked about it even this morning.

[Kayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for kids because it gives a simple but expanatory answer to many questions about these storms.

[Jean-Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good FAQ-formatted picture book about tornadoes and hurricanes. Great for kids who are interested in acquiring all the facts they can about these two types of storms.

[Talia Schueller · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will use it in my classroom someday