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A tornado appears in the distance, and Pete, the farmhand, gathers everyone into the storm cellar. While they wait for the storm to pass,he tells the family about the dog dropped down by a tornado when Pete was a boy. Named Tornado, Pete′s pet was no ordinary dog -- he played card tricks, saved a turtle′s life, and had a rivalry with the family cat. By the time Pete tells all of Tornado′s lively stories, the storm has passed, and another family has been entertained by this very special dog.
Lexile Measure: 500 (What's this?)
Series: Trophy Chapter Books (Paperback)
Paperback: 64 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins; Reprint edition (December 28, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0064420639
ISBN-13: 978-0064420631
Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.2 x 7.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #12,176 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #12 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Science Studies > Nature > Weather #115 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Dogs #153 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Chapter Books & Readers > Chapter Books
Age Range: 6 - 10 years
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Great story, with great illustrations. This book held the attention of my 8yo active son, and he enjoyed reading it. The illustrations make you feel as if you are actually touching the dog. What made it even better was that we own a black lab, identical to the one drawn in the book, and our lab came from the local pound. Hit home!
Have you read tornado?If you havn't I will tell you about.It is about a guy telling the people that live with him about when he was a kid and he found a dog an called him tornado Tornado because they found him after a tornado passed by. Close to the end when his dad and him road to the town to buy food he left tornado in back of the truck then when he came back he saw a girl hugging Tornado she said " oh I missed you so much". Then he starts to cry and tornado had to go with his real owner. I won't tell you if he gets Tornado back or not. Well my opinion is that this is a great book . So read this book.
My daughter had to read this book for her summer reading list from school. It was a short read, only 50 pages. There are a lot of illustrations in this book so it only took her about 45 minutes to read the entire book. The book is about a family waiting out a storm in their storm cellar. Their farmhand Pete is in the cellar with them and he starts to tell them stories about Tornado, the dog that was deposited in his yard after a tornado when he was a boy. When Pete is telling the stories about him and Tornado, you could definitely imagine the events as the story goes because of the vivid language. This is a great read for any young reader.
I use this book every year with my third grade class when studying a unit on tornados. They do a storyboard summarizing each chapter. They laugh all through the book. The LOVE it! I am glad I found it on because it is very difficult to locate for purchase.There is a tornado that causes a farm family to retreat to their storm cellar. To keep the children from thinking about the danger, their farm helper tells them stories about a tornado and a very special dog from his childhood.
This was a great little book for my 2nd grade son to read on his own. The story was cute (about a wonderful dog) and exciting (a tornado), things he's interested in very much. This kept his attention and encouraged him to read on and finish it. I highly recommend this to any so-so reader, it will capture their imagination and it's easy reading. One part is kind of sad, but if they keep reading, it has a happy ending!
I bought this book years ago for our now ten year old son. He never seemed interested, so it sat in our home library. He was home with a bad cold recently and "discovered" this book. He read it in one afternoon and loved it! It is an easy read but engaging and perfect for younger readers. I read it the same day he did and loved it as well. Great story time book for little kids or an easier, fun read for 2nd grade and up.
This is a fun story for a young child to read. I would have given it 5 stars except that I didn't think the father and son were very nice to the family that lost the dog when they had to return him and when the dog came back to them they intentionally didn't take him to town so the original family couldn't reclaim him. That does not seem to me like a good example is being set. It does however set up a good discussion situation with the child and a chance to find out what they think or what they might have done.
I read it to my almost 6 year old grandson and he loved it!! He borrowed it so his mother could reread it to him. I am a retired elementary teacher who a couple years ago read it to my students so I thought my grandson would like it.
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