Hurricanes and Tornadoes

About the same as the other tornado books here, but still fun to read.  -- Migi, 11

****

Flint's Island

This is basically like Treasure Island and it has many of the same characters and there's a person looking for treasure.  It wasn't that great.  Treasure Island is better because it has a lot of action and this one doesn't.  - Migi, 11

***

The Loner by Ester Wier

It's about this kid, his parents are dead, and he's looking for something he can own, like a place where he can live.  It's about adventures in the wilderness.  At the end of the book, he's not a loner anymore.

*** - Migi, 11

Shadow Children (Among the Hidden, etc.)

My 11-yo and I loved this series from Margaret Peterson Haddix.  (She's the same person who wrote "Just Ella" which my 18-yo read and liked "a bit".)  Very pro-life message, but not overtly so.  Start out with "Among the Hidden" and go from there.  Rarely am I entranced with books like these, but I was pleasantly surprised -- you may be too.

Siberian Tigers (In the Wild)

Siberian Tigers (In the Wild) - read by 11-yo.  I never thought I'd say this, but Siberian tigers are adorable.  Or at least they are in the pictures in this book :)

Tornadoes by Peter Murray

Yet another tornado book read by 11-yo.  Do you know what willy-willies are?

Volcanoes by Seymour Simon

Who doesn't love Seymour Simon books?  One more volcano book for my 11-yo.  We should probably plan a field trip to a real volcano sometime.  Know of a good dormant one near 45011?

Mount Vesuvius: Europe's Mighty Volcano of Smoke and Ash

Another volcano book my 11-yo read.  He never gets tired of reading these!

Tornado (Wild Weather)

My 11-yo just LOVES reading about tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanoes, etc.  This is just one more added to his list of tornado books he's read.  Maybe he'll be one of those stormchaser dudes when he grows up?  Or at least he'll have lots of tornado knowledge to spice up those stories he's writing.

** from me, Mom

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Another charmer from the Jim Aylesworth/Barbara McClintock duo.  Don't miss the "Porridge Cookies" recipe on the back of the book! - Mom

Holi

A Read About Holiday book about India's Holi.  Very interesting, especially the part where people throw paint on each other.  Maybe the precursor of paintball?