Tarshis, Lauren.
I survived the Joplin tornado, 2011 / Joplin tornado, 2011 by Lauren Tarshis ; illustrated by Scott Dawson. - New York, NY : Scholastic, c2015. - 89 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. - I survived .
Includes chronology.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [103-106]).
"A destructive force is about to hit the city of Joplin... Eleven-year-old Dexter has always wanted to see a tornado. So when he gets the incredible opportunity to go storm chasing with the famous Dr. Norman Gage, he has to say yes! Dr. Gage is the host of Tornado Mysteries, the show that Dex and his older brother, Jeremy, watched every night until Jeremy joined the U.S. Navy SEALs and left Joplin. Dex certainly knows how deadly tornadoes can be, but this one isn't heading toward Joplin, and wouldn't it be great to have a brave and exciting story of his own to tell Jeremy when he comes home? But when the tornado shifts direction, Dexter's bravery is about to get seriously tested..."--Back cover.
4-8 Medialog, Inc. 710 Lexile. 4. Appeals to 2nd-4th graders.
9780545658485 9780606373180 9781484460443
Tornadoes--Joplin (Mo.)--Fiction.
J Fic
I survived the Joplin tornado, 2011 / Joplin tornado, 2011 by Lauren Tarshis ; illustrated by Scott Dawson. - New York, NY : Scholastic, c2015. - 89 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. - I survived .
Includes chronology.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [103-106]).
"A destructive force is about to hit the city of Joplin... Eleven-year-old Dexter has always wanted to see a tornado. So when he gets the incredible opportunity to go storm chasing with the famous Dr. Norman Gage, he has to say yes! Dr. Gage is the host of Tornado Mysteries, the show that Dex and his older brother, Jeremy, watched every night until Jeremy joined the U.S. Navy SEALs and left Joplin. Dex certainly knows how deadly tornadoes can be, but this one isn't heading toward Joplin, and wouldn't it be great to have a brave and exciting story of his own to tell Jeremy when he comes home? But when the tornado shifts direction, Dexter's bravery is about to get seriously tested..."--Back cover.
4-8 Medialog, Inc. 710 Lexile. 4. Appeals to 2nd-4th graders.
9780545658485 9780606373180 9781484460443
Tornadoes--Joplin (Mo.)--Fiction.
J Fic