droughts

This book shows readers the awesome power of heat waves and droughts.

"Everything needs water to live, which is what makes droughts so dangerous. Readers will learn what causes droughts, how droughts puts crops in danger, and how to conserve water"--Provided by publisher.

One hot dry summer in Africa, the animals try to figure out how to get fruit from a magical tree.

Follow a family as they visit an aunt on her drought-stricken ranch in Central California. An adventure-filled graphic novel that provides young readers information about droughts and severe dry conditions. Learn from these weather warriors how droughts affect people, how they must adapt, how to conserve, and how to prevent fires during a drought.

"Shaozhen has no intention of staying in his remote Henan village and becoming another poor farmer: he'll finish school, and then, hopefully, work in a factory in one of the major cities, just like his father. But when Shaozhen returns home for the summer holidays, imagining days filled with nothing but playing basketball with his friends, he's in for a shock. The worst drought in over sixty years threatens the crops that the entire village relies on for income. As the water situation becomes dire, Shaozhen realizes he must come up with a plan. But will it be enough to save his family and friends and secure the future of his village?"--OCLC.

Twelve-year-old Della Kelly of Maryville, North Carolina, tries to come to terms with her mother's mental illness while her father struggles to save the farm from a record-breaking drought.

"In the mythical desert kingdom of Achra, an ancient law forces sixteen-year-old Princess Kateri to fight in the arena to prove her right to rule. For Kateri, winning also means fulfilling a promise to her late mother that she would protect her people, who are struggling through windstorms and drought. The situation is worsened by the gang of Desert Boys that frequently raids the city wells, forcing the king to ration what little water is left. The punishment for stealing water is a choice between two doors: behind one lies freedom, and behind the other is a tiger. But when Kateri's final opponent is announced, she knows she cannot win. In desperation, she turns to the desert and the one person she never thought she'd side with. What Kateri discovers twists her world--and her heart--upside down. Her future is now behind two doors--only she's not sure which holds the key to keeping her kingdom and which releases the tiger"--Provided by publisher.

"Offers 12 different views on the environmental disaster that lasted for years. Each page provides information about what happened during the Dust Bowl and how it affected different people, along with interesting sidebars, questions to consider, and historical images."--OCLC.

"Many places throughout the world experience droughts and heat waves. While the two are not always related, they sometimes go hand in hand. These weather patterns can result in decreased agricultural yields as well as loss of plant, animal, and human life . . . shows readers just how much devastation droughts and heat waves can cause"--Publisher.

"Presents an overview of droughts and crop failure around the world, examines the causes of such events, and studies key people and organizations creating new technologies that battle droughts and crop failure"--Amazon.