Hurricane!

by Kris Hirschmann

This book introduces where, why, when, and how often hurricanes occur. Engaging text breaks down concepts for the reader, such as air pressure differences, cloud formation, updrafts, rising air, and rotating winds. Chapters highlight the progression from tropical disturbance to tropical depression to hurricane based on wind speeds, as well as hurricane structure from rain bands to the eyewall to the eye. Readers will learn how hurricanes are classified...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599289423
• ISBN13: 9781599289427
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Checkerboard Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.1" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6