hurricanes

Examines how storm trackers follow the paths of hurricanes.

Twelve-year-old Alec and his cousin Mary are vacationing in New Jersey, helping their uncle run his arcade on the seaside boardwalk, when a hurricane and a monster threaten their very lives.

Shows dramatic footage of nature at its most most fierce, following meteorologists as they track cyclones and storm chasers pursuing tornadoes, and explains how the oceans influence weather.

Explains how a tropical storm turns into a hurricane, describes what happens when a hurricane reaches land, and provides guidelines for surviving a hurricane when evacuation is impossible.

Coqui, a little frog that lives in Puerto Rico, searches for others like him in the wake of a fierce hurricane.

When a fierce hurricane hits the island of Puerto Rico, Coquiki, a tiny tree frog, fears he is the last of his kind left, so he sets out to find others.

A family weathers a hurricane; the next day, two boys in the family play on a great fallen elm, imagining it to be a jungle, a private ship, and a space ship.

Brief introduction to hurricanes, what causes them, what their effects are, and methods for predicting where they'll hit land.

A special field trip on the magic school bus allows Ms. Frizzle's class to experience a hurricane firsthand, from air, sea, and land.

Describes how a hurricane or tornado happens, the damage caused, and precautions and defensive behavior.