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221) Weather: hurricanes, tornadoes, ice, lightning and other dramatic weather events in photographs
Author
Publisher
Amber Books Ltd
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Weather offers a photographic view of some of the most spectacular aspects of the weather, from towering thunderstorms to the intricacy of frost close-up, from lakes and forests wreathed in mist to buildings turned into ice palaces, and from lighting streaking the night sky to blazing bush fires. Ranging from rainbows and moonbows - yes, they do exist - to typhoons as seen from space, from Dubai skyscrapers emerging out of the fog to twisters in...
Publisher
The Asylum
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Determined to bring his family back to life, Gil sends his father Fin back in time to stop the Sharknados from starting. Along the way, he fights dinosaurs, knights, cowboys, and even a robot version of his wife. This time, it's not how to stop the Sharknados, but when.
224) The wizard of Oz
Author
Publisher
Brighter Child
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great wizard in order to return home to Kansas.
Author
Series
Hidden Springs volume 1
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Grace Lantz always imagined her wedding day would be a blissfully happy occasion. But after a tornado swept through town, she finds herself relieved that the ceremony is delayed. After all, her groom-to-be hasn't even bothered to check on her. Instead, it's the handsome volunteer Zeke Bontrager who selflessly offers Grace his strong shoulders to lean on. Zeke came to Hidden Springs to assist a community in need. He didn't expect to meet his soul...
226) Twister
Author
Series
Publisher
Saddleback Educational Pub
Pub. Date
©2011
Language
English
Description
Antonio slid down the rope. He held on for dear life. It got darker as the twister moved closer. It was loud. Like a giant freight train!
Author
Publisher
Amherst Media, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In this book, David Mayhew takes you on an unforgettable journey across tornado alley in the United States to witness the power and beauty of tornadoes, lightning storms, and stunning storm and fair-weather cloud formations and into Iceland to experience the majestic northern lights."--Back cover.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Little on earth can withstand the violent fury of an F5 tornado. A churning vortex with wind speeds over 300 mph, these tornadoes create immense swaths of death and destruction in a matter of seconds. Today, experts are exploring the supertwister's complex inner workings in bold new ways in the hopes of one day being able to accurately predict the occurrences of tornadoes. Top scientists and meteorologists work within miles of these furocious twisters...
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In Twister, formerly married scientists pursue violent tornadoes in an effort to launch sensors which might help them predict future storms; in The perfect storm, in October of 1991, a crew of fisherman stranded out at sea banded together to face the fiercest storm in recorded history; in Outbreak, a deadly virus from a jungle makes its way into a California community and has the potential to wipe out all mankind; in Poseidon, ten survivors struggle...
232) Fum
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Over seven feet tall and with a newfound ability to sense future events, Corinthia Bledsoe is far more than just another Midwestern high-school junior; she is a force of nature. When she predicts with terrifying accuracy the outcome of a tornado that will hit her high school, leaving a cow standing midcourt in the Lugo Memorial field house, Corinthia finds herself at the epicenter of another kind of storm entirely.
234) The gone away place
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
After tornadoes demolish Newfoundland, Ohio, Ellie, seventeen, is haunted by ghosts of the dead, as well as survivors struggling to cope, but a chance encounter shows her how to free the lingering spirits.
236) The waiting sky
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Minnesota seventeen-year-old Jane McAllister has devoted years to helping her out-of-control, alcoholic mother but joining her brother in chasing tornadoes for a summer gives her a fresh perspective, new options, and her first real romance.
237) Una nueva cosecha
Author
Publisher
Cuento de Luz
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Hay personas que, por alguna razón, lo pierden todo. Rodrigo fue una de ellas. Pero hubo una cosa que no perdió, y fue la esperanza. Rodrigo pierde su casa familiar debido a un devastador tornado que lo ha destrozado todo. Sin hogar y rodeado de escombros, siente un vacío gigante en el corazón y casi se da por vencido. Pero entonces se acuerda de las palabras que su padre repetía en tiempos de crisis: «Hay que seguir adelante, no queda otra»....
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