storms

In 1900, while visiting his aunt in Galveston, Texas, ten-year-old Robert Pettibone is washed into swirling floodwaters when a hurricane takes the town by surprise.

Describes how people are adapting to the increase in intense storms caused by global warming.

Describes the different kinds of clouds and storms and explains how they are formed, what they mean, and how they affect weather patterns.

Deon deals with his fear of the big storm.

"Offers answers to the most compelling questions [about] natural disasters and weather. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words"--Provided by publisher.

Explores tornadoes, discussing what makes them occur, how they are tracked and predicted, damage assessment, specific storms that have made headlines, and other related topics.

Presents eleven articles on hurricanes by witnesses, journalists, and scientists, and provides the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Intensity Scale, lists of the most deadly Atlantic and U.S. hurricanes, a glossary, and a further reading list.

Vernon and his mother try to stay safe during a hurricane that hits Galveston, Texas, in 1900.

When a hurricane threatens to harm the underwater homes of the merpeople, it is up to India Finch, a part-human/part-mermaid teenager, to warn her ocean friends.

Twelve-year-old Chase Masters travels the country with his father, a "storm runner," but he is tested in ways he never could have imagined when he and a new friend are caught in a hurricane near St. Petersburg, Florida.