Surviving a Hurricane


Book Description

A level 2 Amicus Reader that discusses the dangers of hurricanes, how to prepare for them, and how to stay safe during and after a hurricane.




Surviving Tornadoes


Book Description

Surviving Tornadoes will look at children who experienced tornadoes around the world, through history and up to the present day.




Erased by a Tornado!


Book Description

Explains the causes and characteristics of tornadoes and scientific advances in storm prediction.




How to Survive a Tornado


Book Description

A how to on surviving a Tornado.




Can You Survive Storm Chasing?


Book Description

You're a meteorology student fascinated by storms. But Mother Nature can be unpredictable. Situations can quickly turn deadly when extreme weather is involved. What do you do when, You're in a van full of people and a tornado suddenly appears to be headed right for you? A hurricane gains strength along the Florida coast but you're unable to convince people to leave their homes? A flash flood suddenly strikes, putting you and your friends and family in mortal danger? Experience the life or death dilemmas that face storm chasers. YOU CHOOSE what you'll do next. The choices you make will either lead you to safety or to doom.




Extreme Weather


Book Description

"Record heat. Record storms. Record drought, snow, rain, and ocean levels. What's going on? In a world of crazy weather exacerbated by climate change, knowing about tornadoes, hurricanes, droughts, derachos, blizzards, and storms is more important than ever. This book, based on cutting-edge science and first-hand accounts, helps kids learn about what's going on and what to do about it"--Publisher.




Tornadoes


Book Description

Provide young readers with a better understanding of what causes these weather events and how to stay safe should a dangerous situation arise. With simple text and large, outstanding photos, readers will not only be informed, but also gain an appreciation of these awesome phenomenons.




Children's True Stories


Book Description

Describes natural disasters that occur on Earth and tells the true stories of children's experiences of surviving droughts, famines, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and tsunamis.




Survive a Tornado


Book Description

"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about how to survive a tornado. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--




Tornado Terror (I Survived True Stories #3)


Book Description

From the author of the New York Times bestselling I Survived series, comes two gripping accounts of two young people who survived two terrifying twisters. The Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was the deadliest tornado strike in American history, tearing through three states and killing 700 people. Almost a century later, the Joplin Tornado was a mile-wide monster that nearly destroyed theheart of a vibrant city. The author of the New York Times best-selling I Survived series now brings you the vivid and true stories of two young people who survived these terrifying twisters, along with fascinating facts abouttornadoes and profiles of the well-respected scientists and storm chasers who study them.