blizzards

Full-color photographs and simple text describe facts about blizzards, and covers where blizzards happen, the dangers of winter storms, how to stay safe during a blizzard, and other related topics.

During the New York blizzard of 1888 twelve-year-old Milton straps on pair of homemade snowshoes and delivers medicine and supplies to his neighbors.

After an October blizzard, Laura's family moves from the claim shanty into town for the winter, a winter that an Indian has predicted will be seven months of bad weather.

Can a Rockie Mountain rancher's daughter and her rich, spoiled cousin stop arguing long enough to cooperate to survive a sudden, vicious blizzard?.

A snowstorm turns the Barclays' ski trip to the Grand Tetons hazardous when it causes a car accident that leaves Paul Barclay stranded with a broken ankle, forcing the children to look for help on their own.

Describes the changing nature of weather and how meteorologists predict and study such storms as tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards.

Discusses avalanches and snowstorms, citing examples that constituted natural disasters. Final chapter is devoted to the science of winter storms.

Chronicles the events and the effects of the three-day blizzard of 1888 in the Northeastern States.

A young farm girl and her family lose an apple tree in their yard when an ice storm hits and they discover that the tree was important to each of them for different reasons.