The Tornado Watches

by Patrick Jennings and Anna Alter

Book Overview

A tornado warning is announced in Ike's town, and the sky fills with gray clouds. His little sister, Mem, worries that a tornado will carry away their house.Ike looks up tornado in the encyclopedia... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823416720
• ISBN13: 9780823416721
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Spot-on understanding of kidthink

I'm sure the meteorologist who wrote the other review is absolutely right about safety procedures, BUT as a work of literature, this book is just so wonderful -- it really deserves a wide audience. Jennings has an uncanny understanding, or perhaps memory, of the way children feel and think. Without being a bit condescending, he puts the reader right there in the minds of Ike and Mem. Children will relate to their fear, their support for one another, and ultimately to their reassurance. And did I mention the book is also gently humorous? Very highly recommended!