The Sky Stirs Up Trouble

Tornadoes

From the Series Bel the Weather Girl

  • Interest Level: Preschool - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 2

Tornado siren! Bel the Weather Girl and Dylan head to the basement. Dylan is scared the house will blow away! But soon the storm passes. Some storms make tornadoes, and some don’t. Bel says she can explain why—in the kitchen. What does baking have to do with tornadoes? Stay tuned, because every day is another weather day!

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Interest Level Preschool - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 2
Genre Science
Copyright 2016
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Number of Pages 24
Publication Date 2016-01-01
Reading Counts! Level 2.5
Text Type Informational Fiction
BISACS JNF037080, JNF051000
Dewey 551.55'3
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 10 x 8
Lexile 560
Guided Reading Level M
ATOS Reading Level 3.2
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 181099
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Activities, Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Original artwork, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Belinda Jensen

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.

Illustrator: Renée Kurilla

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.


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Bel the Weather Girl

Meteorologist Belinda Jensen introduces kids to key weather phenomena—including hail, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and more. Each book stars Bel, a smart, spunky eight-year-old with a passion for the weather, her cousin Dylan, and her dog, Stormy. View available downloads →