storms

Friends Chase, Nicole, and Rashawn survive Hurricane Emily and make their way to Nicole's family farm, the winter home of the Rossi Brothers Circus, only to find the circus lions and an unpredictable leopard have escaped their cages while the flood waters are rising.

Discusses the disasters that struck Japan in 2011, including a major earthquake followed by a tsunami that caused an accident in a nuclear power plant, and recounts stories of some of the survivors.

As Alex anxiously awaits the plane that will bring a birthday present from his grandmother, he goes visiting in his island community and discovers that others are at least as eager for the storm to clear so that they can get items they need or want.

An Australian wombat joins the Champs baseball team, and even though he is disastrously ignorant about the game, his innate talents save everyone when a tornado suddenly strikes.

A look at hurricanes, explaining what they are and how they form, and describing the damage that can be caused by the storms.

Looks at dangerous types of storms and other storm-related disasters, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and lightning.

An introduction to tornadoes with information on how they begin, when and where they occur, the damage they can do, and some of the worst storms of this century.

Climate change, when presented in an accessible way, readers are able to gain a deeper understanding of the causes and effects of climate change, as well as why they should care about this issue.

Uses interviews, memoirs, radio conversations, and technical research to recreate the last days of the crew of the "Andrea Gail, " a fishing boat that was lost in a storm off the coast of Nova Scotia in October 1991.

Curie and Nick Masters follow their mad-scientist father to some of the country's most tornado-prone locations, learning about past tornadoes and the possibility of future ones.