Text, photographs, and diagrams introduce floods and blizzards, describing what they are, how they affect the land, and how people prepare for them. Includes instructions for an experiment.
Looks at the weather phenomena known as a blizzard, explaining what blizzards are, where and why they occur, and what conditions are like during a blizzard, and discusses how people prepare for and cope with these fierce snowstorms.
The train carrying Paul west through the Sierra Nevadas becomes frozen to the tracks during a blizzard and the passengers are drawn together in a fight for survival.
The students at the Barkley School for Dogs are excited by the prospect of being snowed in when a major storm hits the city, but the situation becomes troublesome when Bubba disappears in the blizzard.
Contains numerous stories about famous blizzards throughout history and provides scientific facts about the storms. Describes how the National Weather Service tracks storms and offers tips for staying safe in a blizzard.
When a blizzard hits the Hundred Acre Wood and everyone is snowed in, one by one the animals dig out and discover how much easier it is if they all work together.