floods

When the night guard arrives at the Ocean Hall at the Museum of Natural History, he wonders if he left the bathtub faucet on at home.

Discusses flooding, covering the water cycle, types of floods, flood safety, and more.

When flood waters submerge their New Orleans neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a young cornet player and his parents evacuate their home and struggle to survive and stay together.

A story told in poems, in which a family experiences a renewed appreciation for home and community after they are evacuated during a spring flood and then return to survey the damage. Includes a discussion guide and language arts, art, drama, social studies, and science activity suggestions.

Presents a children's book about what causes floods such as violent storms and melting snow and discusses ways to hold back the rising waters as well as survival methods.

Explains the importance of water to life on Earth, how flooding occurs, and some of its most devastating consequences.

Explains what floods are, where and why they occur, and what conditions are like during a flood, and discusses how people prepare for and cope with flood conditions.

Explains what causes floods and what effects they have on people's lives.

Examines the nature and causes of floods, their impact on society, and ways of defending against them.

When a cheaply constructed dam above Johnstown, Pennsylvania bursts under the onslaught of torrential rains, Christina and her family struggle to escape the floodwater which bears down upon their town.