书目

Tornadoes龙卷风

内容简介

Withwindsthatcanreachspeedsofthreehundredmilesanhourandfunnelcloudsthatcanmeasureamileindiameter,tornadoesleaveenormousdamageintheirwake.Nowaward-winningauthorSeymourSimonexaminesthesetwistingcolumnsofairanddestruction.Withtheclear,concisestyleheisnotedfor,Simonexplainshowtornadoesareformed,whyandwhentheyaremostlikelytooccur,howscientistsclassifyandtrackthem--andwhattodoifonetouchesdown.Spectacularfull-colorphotographsshowthispowerfulphenomenoninaction.

作者简介

SeymourSimonhasbeencalled"thedeanofthechildren'ssciencebookfield"bytheNewYorkTimes.Hehaswrittenmorethan250booksforyoungreadersandistherecipientoftheScienceBooks&FilmsKeyAwardforExcellenceinScienceBooks,theEmpireStateAwardforexcellenceinliteratureforyoungpeople,andtheEducationalPaperbackAssociationJeremiahLudingtonAward.HeisalsotherecipientoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience's/SubaruLifetimeAchievementAwardforhislastingcontributiontochildren'sscienceliterature.Mr.SimonlivesinGreatNeck,NewYork.

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