One Day in the Prairie Author:Jean Craighead George, Bob Marstall (Illustrator) Henry Rush is spending the day at the Prairie Wildlife Refuge, determined to photograph a prairie dog doing a back flip. But while he watches and waits at the edge of prairie dog town, he fails to notice the electricity humming through the air. Or the buffalo anxiously pawing the ground. Or the purple-blue cloud building over the prairie grass. ... more »A tornado is forming to the west . And when the dark funnel touches down, it will wipe out everything in it's path...« less
This book combines lyrical storytelling and expert nature writing to create a vivid introduction to prairie ecology-and a dramatic account of one of nature's most powerful storms.