Twisters and Other Terrible Storms: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #23: Twister on Tuesday

　　傑克與安妮在《衝出龍捲風》裡來到1870年代的美國堪薩斯大草原，體驗了當時拓荒者的生活情景，也見識到龍捲風摧毀一切的可怕威力。幸運逃過一劫的傑克與安妮，回到家後做了許多關於氣象的研究，例如：

　　為什麼壞天氣時會有打雷、閃電？
　　龍捲風是怎麼形成的？
　　颶風的威力有多強？
　　遇到大雷雨、龍捲風還有颶風時，該怎麼做？

　　想知道自然天候還有哪些狂野的面貌？想了解氣象學家怎麼觀測天氣、預測氣象？快跟著傑克與安妮一起來探索各種暴風！書裡有照片、有趣的故事和插畫，還有更多知識！

　　What causes the earth’s weather? How do twisters form? What are the deadliest storms on earth? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Magic Tree House Research Guide: Twisters and Other Terrible Storms, Jack and Annie’s guide to nature’s wildest weather. Includes photographs, definitions, an index, information on twisters, hurricanes, blizzards, forecasting the weather, storm chasers, and much more!

作者簡介

瑪麗．波．奧斯本（Mary Pope Osborne）、威爾．奧斯本（Will Osborne）

　　兩人為夫妻。瑪麗為美國知名兒童文學作家，筆下的「神奇樹屋」系列書籍廣受好評，並深受孩童喜愛。寫作至今已30餘年，作品超過100本以上，並獲得許多獎項，曾擔任兩屆美國作家協會主席。威爾多年來一直致力於劇場工作，曾擔任演員、導演及劇本作家。

　　他們兩人針對本書的創作表示：「研究天氣為我們帶來許多樂趣，就像傑克與安妮一樣，我們現在愛上了觀察天空，看看今天的雲是什麼雲，還會定時收聽氣象預報。每當我們和親朋好友聊起天氣的變化，就發覺許多人從小就喜歡研究天氣。希望這本書也可以幫助小朋友們，找到當個小小氣象學家的樂趣！」

　　WILL OSBORNE and MARY POPE OSBORNE have been married for a number of years and live in northwestern Connecticut with their three dogs, Joey, Mr. Bezo, and Little Bear.
 
　　Mary is the author of over one hundred books for children, including novels, picture books, biographies, and retellings of fairy tales and world mythologies. Will has worked for many years in the theater as an actor, director, and playwright. Together he and Mary have coauthored two books of Greek mythology and eight Magic Tree House Fact Trackers. Will has also written a multimedia planetarium show, Magic Tree House Space Mission, and is cocreator with Randy Courts of Magic Tree House: The Musical, a full-scale Broadway-style family musical based on Christmas in Camelot.