Twister!: A Terrifying Tale of Superstorms

by Samone Bos

When Jeremy goes to visit his storm-chasing cousins, he gets to see the destructive power of a tornado - and has the vacation of a lifetime!

These 128-page nonfiction books are perfect for elementary and middle grade students who can read alone confidently. The narrative and dialog fictional, and read like the novels that this age group is just beginning to discover, but the books are filled with nonfiction facts and information about the topic at hand. Interspersed throughout are genre spreads that make this a true DK book.

With photographs and illustrations throughout, readers are engaged and interested, and accessing information while they develop their reading comprehension skills. Presented in chapters, the books in the DK Adventures series are perfect choices for interested kids who like to read for pleasure, and need to read for class.

128 pages, Paperback

First published April 21, 2014

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a blend of factoid (a la DK style) and a fictional frame story in which to teach kids about tornados and storms. The blend of facts and fiction worked well together and my son enjoyed it. We supplemented with YouTube videos of tornadoes and looking up some of the events mentioned in the book.

[Hannah Mclaren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read with my 9 year old a great little story with educational information on tornadoes.

[Laurie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the combination of facts and education with a fictitious storyline. It was like “I Survived” with educational inserts.

[V · Rating 5 out of 5]

READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!