Creating a Klutz book is always a challenge but this particular title has been a disaster from day one. Which wasn’t entirely coincidental, of course. When the topic is Mother Nature in a very bad mood, disasters ARE the territory. We spent a year collecting the most incredible photography, facts and true-life survival stories imaginable. Tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and volcanoes…each gets its own section, including up-to-the minute coverage of Hurricane Katrina and the global warming trend. In Klutz tradition, we also include a variety of hands-on experiences. The most eye-catching is the twister tube attached to the front cover, an amazing gizmo that puts the power of a twister in the palm of your hand. The most unusual may be the make-it-yourself air-puff launcher, perfect for irritating people clear across the room with perfectly timed wind gusts. Taken all together, Mother Nature Goes Nuts! is classic Klutz: exhaustively researched, stunning photographed, irreverent in style, and, of course, completely disastrous. But at least this time we did it deliberately. HC, 60 pp. Ages 8+.