The Tornado Scientist: Seeing Inside Severe Storms

✍ Scribed by Carson, Mary Kay;Tanamachi, Robin

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt;HMH Books
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Leaves: 80
Series: Scientists in the Field (Paperback)
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

In this addition to the critically-acclaimed Scientist in the Field series, scientist Robin Tanamachi and her team are trying save countless lives across America's heartland, chasing one tornado at a time.;A southern twist -- Storm chaser genesis -- Twister science 2.0 -- Scanning the skies -- A tragic year -- Setting a tornado net -- Future forecasts -- Words to know.

✦ Table of Contents

A southern twist --
Storm chaser genesis --
Twister science 2.0 --
Scanning the skies --
A tragic year --
Setting a tornado net --
Future forecasts --
Words to know.

✦ Subjects

Meteorologists;Storm chasers;Tornadoes;Women scientists;Tanamachi, Robin -- Juvenile literature;Tornadoes -- Juvenile literature;Storm chasers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature;Meteorologists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature;Women scientists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature

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