Book Review
The Tornado Scientist: Seeing Inside Severe Storms (Scientists in the Field)
Written by Mary Kay Carson
Photographs by Tom Uhlman
Published March 19, 2019
Why I chose this book:
I was considering including more weather books in my Spotlight on Natural America post, and reviewed this to that end. I decided not to simply because it was longer and I wanted to focus on picture books for a younger audience. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt provided a review copy in exchange for an honest review.
Mom's Review
The tagline for books in this series is "Where Science Meets Adventure," and that could not be more true. The Tornado Scientist follows Robin Tanamachi, a meteorologist who has been fascinated by extreme weather since childhood. Readers accompany Robin as she chases tornados, researches tornado paths, experiments with new technology, and travels all the way to Japan to chase typhoons on a research expedition. The personal aspect of this weather book sets it apart from other weather books I've read with T. You get all the information you'd expect: how and why tornados form, how they are tracked and predicted, and all the tech used in monitoring and warning people, but the personal dynamic makes the narrative more interesting and enjoyable to read than a fact-dumping book.
T is not ready for the text; it is a bit technical for a 4 year-old. But the photographs are great for him. If you have an older kiddo (grade school) who is interested in extreme weather, this would be a lot of fun, and if you have someone working on a school project, this would be an awesome resource. (Or if you are an adult who likes children's non-fiction as a way to learn, it's good for that too....*glances in mirror*)
The Tornado Scientist: Seeing Inside Severe Storms (Scientists in the Field)
Written by Mary Kay CarsonPhotographs by Tom Uhlman
Published March 19, 2019
Why I chose this book:
I was considering including more weather books in my Spotlight on Natural America post, and reviewed this to that end. I decided not to simply because it was longer and I wanted to focus on picture books for a younger audience. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt provided a review copy in exchange for an honest review.
Mom's Review
The tagline for books in this series is "Where Science Meets Adventure," and that could not be more true. The Tornado Scientist follows Robin Tanamachi, a meteorologist who has been fascinated by extreme weather since childhood. Readers accompany Robin as she chases tornados, researches tornado paths, experiments with new technology, and travels all the way to Japan to chase typhoons on a research expedition. The personal aspect of this weather book sets it apart from other weather books I've read with T. You get all the information you'd expect: how and why tornados form, how they are tracked and predicted, and all the tech used in monitoring and warning people, but the personal dynamic makes the narrative more interesting and enjoyable to read than a fact-dumping book.
T is not ready for the text; it is a bit technical for a 4 year-old. But the photographs are great for him. If you have an older kiddo (grade school) who is interested in extreme weather, this would be a lot of fun, and if you have someone working on a school project, this would be an awesome resource. (Or if you are an adult who likes children's non-fiction as a way to learn, it's good for that too....*glances in mirror*)
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