hurricanes

Exposes 12 of the most enduring myths about weather.

Uses simple text and color photographs to explain the science behind hurricanes.

"Dramatic illustrations and photos give witness to the harsh reality of hurricanes and tornados. Clear text emphasizes scientific efforts to better understand how to prepare for hurricanes and tornadoes, while appropriately high-impact visuals keep readers engaged"--Provided by publisher.

Explains why hurricanes occur, describes the technology used to study them, looks at the damage they cause, and discusses some of history's worst hurricanes.

When a hurricane strikes their community, Hero and Ben race to find their missing friend, Jack, and his dog, Scout, only to be trapped in the forest by a dangerous storm surge.

After a hurricane hits her town and all the veterinarians are busy on other emergencies, Sunita must face her fears in order to help Lucy, a stranded diabetic cat with a broken leg.

In the early decades of the twentieth century, there were no weather satellites, radar, hurricane-hunter airplaces, computers, or sophisticated instrument telemetry. Meteorology was based on individual forecasters and their observational, analytical, and interpretive skills. The first documented Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the continental United States was the 1935 Labor Day hurricane which came ashore on the upper Florida Keys. Its winds were estimated at more than 225 miles per hour and it had a seventeen foot storm surge. Among the more than 400 men, women, and children who died were long-time residents, families on vacation, and World War I veterans sent there by the federal government. This book documents the disaster and its aftermath.

Provides information about hurricanes, explaining how they form, where they occur, and how scientists study and predict them.

Morgan, a sea witch, has a deep hatred for the merpeople whom she blames for her lover, India Finch's father, leaving her. She hopes to use a hurricane to destroy them, and when fourteen-year-old India warns the mer, Morgan summons a giant squid to attack India, India's grandfather, and any of the mer who get in the way.

Text and photographs present the ten most catastrophic hurricanes in human history. Text boxes investigate the science behind hurricanes, and thoughtful questions are included to encourage critical thinking skills.