Kingfisher voyages : wild weather

Format:

Book

Title:

Kingfisher voyages : wild weather

Other title(s):

Wild weather

Author:

Harris, Caroline, 1964-

ISBN:

9780753459119

9780753418529

Publication Information:

New York : Kingfisher, 2005.

Physical Description:

53 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Water -- Storms -- Fire and ice.

Summary:

Talks about different kinds of wild weather, including hurricanes, tornadoes and waves and water spouts. Also presents information about extreme heat, fires and snow.

Subject(s):

Weather -- Juvenile literature.

Storms -- Juvenile literature.

Weather.

Storms.

Genre:

Picture books for children.

Juvenile works.

Picture books.

Holds:

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	J 551.55 HARRIS 2005	Searching... Unknown

Join the world-renowned tornado chaser and weather photographer Warren Faidley, who will be your guide as you explore the world's most extreme environments in this innovative new book. Visit Tornado Alley in the United States and take a close-up look at how these deadly twisters form. Find out from Warren what it's like to be a storm-chaser, and learn about monsoons, tsunamis, blizzards, mirages, and the effects of weather phenomena like El NiÃf±o. Investigate the wildest and the worstweather Mother Nature has to offer with the man they call the "Cyclone Cowboy"!

Author Notes

Warren Faidley, the "Cyclone Cowboy", has experienced more extreme weather events than anyone, including baseball-sized hail, flash floods, lightning strikes, an F5 tornado, and the interior of a category 5 hurricane. Warren makes his living year round as a professional storm-chaser. He works with the Discovery and Weather channels, and was a primary consultant on the film Twister. He lives in Arizona.

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