The Wonders of our World Series offers young readers a lively and visually exciting introduction to the world around us and the forces at work shaping our planet and its future. Ten books in this series offer fascinating full-color photographs of examples from around the world to help illustrate:

-- the devastating impact volcanoes, extreme weather, and earthquakes can have

-- why the earth's forests and waterways are in danger of destruction

-- how the earth's powerful internal forces produce rocks and minerals from the ordinary to the dazzling

-- how mountains, deserts, and caves are formed Extreme weather can cause sudden and dramatic shifts in the overall climate pattern of the earth. The results are often devastating to the land and its people. Hurricanes and Tornadoes explores:

-- how they develop

-- modern scientific methods of predicting storms

-- typhoons, cyclones, waterspouts

-- the world's biggest storms