avalanches

A rhyming alphabet book in which a boy tosses a snowball to his dog and starts an avalanche that engulfs the entire universe until it has to reverse itself and become a snowball again, ending up in the dog's mouth.

When the Yoohoos of northern Michisota are caught in an avalanche on Mt. Himalachia, little Annie Halfpint saves the day and earns a new nickname.

Tells the story of the March 31, 1982 avalanche that hit the Alpine Meadows ski resort near Lake Tahoe, California, and the rescue of a twenty-two-year-old woman who was trapped for five days.

Upset over his parent's impending divorce, fourteen-year-old Scott goes to visit his brother in Colorado where they are both nearly buried by an avalanche.

Describes the causes and effects of avalanches, case studies of past avalanches, and how they can be predicted or prevented in the future.

Discusses how different types of avalanches are caused, how they may be prevented, and how people can protect themselves and their homes from this type of disaster.

Discusses different types of avalanches, how they form, where they happen, and how to keep safe when traveling in snowy mountains.

While their parents study why wolverines are disappearing from Alaska's Denali National Park, Jack and Ashley are stranded in a remote area with their mysterious new foster brother when a hit man's bullet triggers an avalanche.

Discusses, in question and answer format, what avalanches are, how they occur, and how to protect oneself from avalanches.

Examines the causes and disastrous effects of avalanches, and discusses early warning systems and how scientists study and predict avalanches.