| Spinning Wind and Water: Hurricanes Contributor(s): Jensen, Belinda (Author), Kurilla, Renée (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1467779628 ISBN-13: 9781467779623 Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm) OUR PRICE: $24.05 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Weather |
| Dewey: 551.552 |
| LCCN: 2015015837 |
| Lexile Measure: 500 |
| Series: Bel the Weather Girl |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 10" W x 8.1" (0.70 lbs) 24 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 181097 Reading Level: 3.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Yikes Grandpa tells Dylan and Bel the Weather Girl that he is tracking a tropical storm. They came to Florida for fun in the sun, not to get stuck in a hurricane Bel explains the science behind the storm. Are the weekend plans ruined? Stay tuned, because every day is another weather day |
Contributor Bio(s): Jensen, Belinda: - Belinda Jensen is chief meteorologist for the NBC station in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. After earning her degree in meteorology, she worked for the National Weather Service. She has also been visiting classrooms and educating children about the weather for more than twenty-five years. As a child, she was fascinated by science. Today, she is passionate about inspiring children with the wonders of weather. Kurilla, Renee: -Renee Kurilla is an illustrator, dabbling author, and Lead Artist at FableVision Studios. She got her start in animation working as a character designer on the Discovery Kids TV adaptation of Time Warp Trio. She has since illustrated many books for kids including Margarita Engle's Tree Dancers: Orangutanka (2015) and Stuart J. Murphy's I See I Learn (4 titles, 2010). Her work at FableVision has contributed to multiple honors, including the graphic novel Zebrafish (2008), a Junior Library Guild selection, and the Ranger Rick's Tree House App for the National Wildlife Federation, which won a 2013 Parents' Choice Award. Renée lives just outside Boston, MA with her husband and fluffy cat, her primary sketchbook inspiration. |