¿Qué es un huracán? En estos tiempos de clima extremo, la informativa introducción a los huracanes escrita por Gail Gibbons, recién actualizada, responde a esa pregunta y proporciona además prácticos consejos de seguridad.
Imagina una fuerza que puede zarandear barcos como si fueran juguetes y arrojarlos a tierra, destruir puentes, producir olas de hasta cuatro metros de altura y cambiar la forma de la costa. Con sus fuertes vientos y lluvias torrenciales, los huracanes pueden hacer todo eso.
En esta edición revisada, avalada por expertos en meteorología y traducida recientemente, Gail Gibbons explica a los lectores cómo se forman y clasifican los huracanes, qué medidas de seguridad deben tomarse y la tecnología en constante evolución que nos ayuda a predecir el comportamiento de estas poderosas tormentas.
La actualización incluye definiciones de los nuevos términos relacionados con los huracanes, información actualizada sobre las velocidades de los vientos que definen las categorías de los huracanes, consejos sobre cómo prepararse para este tipo de desastre natural y mucho más. Dado que este tipo de clima inclemente se ha vuelto cada vez más frecuente e intenso, ¡Huracanes! es la mejor introducción para los niños a este tema tan importante y vigente.
Por sus características ilustraciones sencillas y llenas de color y sus diagramas informativos, los libros de no ficción de Gail Gibbons se consideran “indispensables en cualquier colección” (Kirkus Reviews). Presentan temas complejos de manera clara y accesible para los jóvenes lectores que empiezan a explorar el mundo.
About the Author
From gailgibbons.com: I was born in Oak Park, Illinois, in 1944. Even as a little child, I was always busy putting books together. Sometimes I would bind them with yarn to hold the pages together. I've always loved drawing and painting. I was also a very curious child. My parents tell me that I was always asking lots and lots of questions.Later, I went on to the University of Illinois, where I studied graphic design. Then I moved to New York City, where I got a job doing artwork for television shows. Eventually I was asked to do the artwork for a children's show. While doing that show, some of the children asked me if I had ever thought of doing children's books. My mind immediately recalled how much I enjoyed doing that type of thing when I was a child. So I put an idea for a book together and right away a publisher bought it. That book was called Willy and His Wheel Wagon. Since then, over 170 books that I have written and illustrated have been published. The type of books I write are non-fiction books. This is because I love researching so much. I get to ask lots of questions, just like when I was a kid. I also get to travel and meet lots of interesting people. While doing research for my book Nature's Green Umbrella: Tropical Rain Forests, I traveled to two islands where there are tropical rain forests, Saba and Dominica. I also had a great time writing and illustrating the book. I get a lot of pleasure from doing the type of work I do.
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