Genre 4-LS 5603 Book review-Seymour Simon

Book Review of Seymour Simon
1.Bibliography: Simon,Seymour. Tornadoes. New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1999. ISBN 0688146465
2. Plot Summary: Many people are fascinated with tornadoes and tornado watching, yet do not understand the science behind them. Seymour Simon takes the reader step by step through a tornado explaining what happens to cause it, as well as the history of some of the nation’s worst tornadoes.
3. Critical Analysis: The organization of this book helps the reader to understand the scientific terminology used to describe the activity of a tornado. Mr. Simon explains the progression of a tornado in easy to understand language, while using actual pictures, as well as actual Doppler radar photographs. Seymour Simon is considered an expert in the field of writing children’s science books. He has writing over 200 books and has won numerous awards. His writing style encourages children to want to learn more about science. He has put the facts about tornadoes into a easier to understand format than a science textbook and encourages the reader to want to research more about the topic.
4. Awards Won and review excerpts:
-Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 2000--selected by Natn'l Science Tchrs Assoc. & Child. Bk Cncl
-School Library Journal review-Simons clear, well-organized text discusses the weather conditions necessary to spawn these violent storms; how they form; where they are most likely to occur; and how scientists predict, rate, and track them. He also describes some of the major tornadoes recorded in the U.S. and includes weather maps and a diagram.

5. Connections:
The following are books in the weather series by Seymour Simon:
Simon, Seymour. Weather. ISBN-13: 9780060884352
Simon, Seymour. Hurricanes, Smithsonian Institution Series. ISBN-13: 9780061170713
Simon,Seymour. Lightning. ISBN-13: 9780060884352
To enhance the study of weather, the following could be useful:
Gibbons, Gail. Weather Words and What They Mean. ISBN-13: 9780823409525
De Paola, Tomie. The Cloud Book. ISBN-13: 978082340531