hurricanes

Dramatic photos and text describe how scientists predict, measure, and chase tornadoes and hurricanes.

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.

Provides information and safety tips relating to hurricanes and discusses notable examples from the past.

Arly, an orphan in search of a home and a family, escapes from a brutal migrant labor camp, joins a traveling religious show, and battles a devastating Florida hurricane.

Thirteen-year-old Alyssa has not spoken since seeing her parents die in a hurricane, and now, three years later, another storm threatens the home she shares with her grandfather on Galveston Island.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of cyclonic systems as they appear in science, history, and culture; and includes maps, chronologies, photographs, and comments from first-hand observers of hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones.

Karen tracks a hurricane named after her as part of a school project.

Describes the destruction caused in Florida and Louisiana by Hurricane Andrew in 1992, and discusses lessons learned from the powerful storm.

Faidley, weather photographer and storm chaser, recount experiences with thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, and lightening as he pursues them for his art.

Readers will encounter many facts about hurricanes through accessible, and age-appropriate content. They will also learn about some of the most destructive hurricanes in history, such as Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Ike, and the Galveston Hurricane of 1900. Hurricane Katrina has both a chapter and a two-page spread with statistics devoted to it.