Del Norte Public Library

Readers will learn about how thunder and lightning are made and why we hear it and see it. This title is informative yet simple. Big text and simple sentences combined with vibrant photographs will entertain readers, teach them scientific facts, and strengthen their reading skills. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.

Simple text and photographs introduce beginning readers to the characteristics of lightning.

What causes thunderstorms and lightning? Where and why do hurricanes form? How are blizzards more dangerous than other snowstorms? To answer these questions, you'll need to know about nature's most powerful weather events. Storms of all types and sizes occur around the globe. Each storm needs just the right combination of weather conditions to form and become dangerous-or even destructive. In this fact-packed book, discover how storms form, where...

Explains in simple terms the reasons for thunder and lightning.

Photographs and text explore the natural phenomenon of lightning.

Explains how lightning forms and the impact it can have.

Covers a variety of facts on lightning, including how it is formed, the different types of lightning, what thunder is and its relationship to lightning, safety measures, etc.

Describes the power of lightning and its positive and negative effects on living things. Includes safety tips on what to do in case lightning strikes.

"Simple text and full-color photographs describe lightning and how it forms"--