In this addition to the critically-acclaimed Scientist in the Field series, scientist Robin Tanamachi and her team are trying to save countless lives across America's heartland, chasing one tornado at a time. Robin Tanamachi has been captivated by tornadoes and extreme weather her entire life. When she realized people researched weather for a job, she was hooked. She now studies tornadogenesis, or how tornadoes form, and what causes them to get weaker versus strengthen. For her, driving around in a Doppler radar truck aiming towards storms is a normal day in the office. The data she collects is then modeled and studied on computers--with math, physics, and computer science working hand in hand with meteorology. At the end of the day, knowing exactly how, when, and where these violent storms happen can give more warning time for everyone involved.
Mary Kay Carson Reihenfolge der Bücher
Mary Kay Carson ist eine preisgekrönte Autorin von Kinder-Sachbüchern, die mehr als dreißig Werke für junge Leser verfasst hat. Ihre Bücher befassen sich mit faszinierenden Themen wie Tierwelt, Weltraum, Wetter, Natur und Geschichte. Carson zeichnet sich durch ihren fesselnden Stil aus, der komplexe Sachverhalte für junge Leser zugänglich und unterhaltsam macht. Darüber hinaus teilt sie ihre Leidenschaft und ihr Wissen durch Vorträge in Schulen und Bibliotheken.






- 2023
- 2023
"With 448 full-color, highly illustrated pages, Outdoor School is your indispensable tool for the outdoors. This interactive field guide to plant and mushroom spotting includes: immersive activities to get you exploring, write-in sections to journal about experiences, next-level adventures to challenge even seasoned nature lovers. No experience is required--only curiosity and courage. Inside you'll find easy-to-follow instructions on how to: grow mushrooms with cardboard, compare bark types, count tree rings, survey leaf patterns, create fern spore prints, press and preserve wildflowers--and so much more!"-- Provided by publisher
- 2023
Escape from . . . the 1916 Shark Attacks
- 144 Seiten
- 6 Lesestunden
Stay out of the water! During the summer of 1916, the "Jersey man-eater"-a great white shark-terrorized the coast of New Jersey. Based on real events, new friends Ed and Mike have to work together to survive one of the deadliest shark attacks in history! In the blistering summer of 1916, Ed Mitchell is melting in the heat wave boiling New York City. All the city pools are closed because of the polio epidemic, so Ed can't wait to flee to the Jersey Shore and cool off in the ocean. But during his first dip, a great white shark attacks a swimmer and sends the coastline into a panic. Ed is sent away from the shore to visit his aunt in Matawan, New Jersey, where he can stay safe and cool. In Matawan, Ed meets Mike Anders-a local boy who knows all the best spots in the nearby creek. Mike vows to teach Ed to swim, and Ed promises to help Mike read better. Little do they know, the new friends are about to have the summer of their lives. The "Jersey man-eater," the dangerous shark who keeps attacking swimmers, is headed right up the coast and into their favorite swimming spot! Will Ed and Mike be able to survive one of the deadliest shark attacks in history?
- 2020
Wildlife Ranger Action Guide
- 176 Seiten
- 7 Lesestunden
With hands-on projects, activities, and a wildlife field guide, kids discover how they can identify, attract, and protect habitat for bees, butterflies, and wild animals living right around them.
- 2019
Do Sharks Glow in the Dark?
- 32 Seiten
- 2 Lesestunden
What do you want to know about shark life? With a fun Q&A; format and eye- catching photographs, this book tells you everything!
- 2019
Weird Animals
- 32 Seiten
- 2 Lesestunden
Weird animals, like all living things, have characteristics that help them survive. This book examines how, no matter how odd, animal characteristics help these animals survive.
- 2019
Do Tigers Stay Up Late?
- 32 Seiten
- 2 Lesestunden
Using a helpful Q&A; format, this book tells children all they ever wanted to know about tigers.
- 2018
Mission to Mars
- 32 Seiten
- 2 Lesestunden
"An easy-to-follow and alluring narrative . . . instructive and captivating."--School Library Journal What would it be like to travel to Mars? Find out, in this incredible book, written in coordination with the world-famous American Museum of Natural History. Perhaps no planet has stirred our imagination more than Mars. And this book, based on the American Museum of Natural History's exhibit "Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration," provides an extraordinary introduction to the Red Planet. Through breathtaking images from NASA, and information sent to Earth from satellites, budding astronomers and astronauts can explore Mars's climate and features--and find out what it would take for a human to travel there.
- 2018
Alexander Graham Bell for Kids
- 131 Seiten
- 5 Lesestunden
A biography of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone.
- 2017
Mission to Pluto: The First Visit to an Ice Dwarf and the Kuiper Belt
- 80 Seiten
- 3 Lesestunden
Follow New Horizons, a spacecraft the size of a piano, on its first-ever mission to Pluto in this addition to the acclaimed Scientists in the Field series.
