CONTENTS l l ld About Weather 4 CHAPTER 1 Wi CHAPTER 2 Join the Club 12 CHAPTER 3 Danger 20 CHAPTER 4 Stormy Ideas 25 CHAPTER 5 A Warning 34 39 CHAPTER 6 Tornado Dri CHAPTER 7 Stormy Weather 49 CHAPTER 8 Watch the Skies 53 CHAPTER 9 Tornado 59 CHAPTER 10 Sharing the Plan 63 CHAPTER 11 Heroes Get a Name 71 Did You Know 76 Tornado Myths 77 Dennis’s Favorite Experiments 78
CHAPTER 1 Wild About Weather Wendy Peters stepped through the doors of Circleville Elementary It was her first day in a new school in this new town It was a little scary But when she walked into Mr Andrews’s classroom she knew it was going to be a fun year There were stations all around the room for social studies reading math and science She clapped her hands when she saw the weather poster in the science station She bet no one in her class knew as much about weather as she did Welcome Mr Andrews said when everyone was seated He was tall with blond hair pulled back in a ponytail He smiled at the class A golden hamster sat in his hand its nose twitching 4
The girl sitting next to Wendy leaned toward her We’re lucky she said They say Mr Andrews is the coolest teacher in fifth grade Maybe even the coolest in the whole school Wendy grinned I can tell I’m Wendy Peters I just moved here I used to live in the Texas Hill Country Now my dad says we live in the panhandle of Texas I’m Jessica Roberts the girl said She tossed her long dark hair over her shoulders and blew at the bangs falling over her eyes I’ve lived here my whole life I can’t wait until we get to the science station She quickly drew on her notebook and held it up to show Wendy Wendy squinted through her glasses It was a picture of a cloud with raindrops falling Wendy smiled Maybe she wasn’t the only one in Mr Andrews’s class who liked weather 5
