"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to hurricanes. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
Looks at the causes, locations, history, and all-time records of hurricanes. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.
Looks at the causes, locations, history, and all-time records of hurricanes. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.
Born on Water Island in the Virgin Islands during a hurricane, which is considered bad luck, twelve-year-old Caroline falls in love with another girl--and together they set out in a hurricane to find Caroline's missing mother.
"Vibrant, full-color photographs and accessible text help introduce young readers to hurricanes. Readers will learn how warm water and wind combine to form these powerful storms, which parts of the world are most affected and when, and what steps to take to prepare for these severe weather events"--Provided by publisher.
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, Alejandro worries about his great-uncle while helping guests at a resort, and in New Orleans, Emily worries about her sick brother, as a major hurricane rages, changing both their lives forever.
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.
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.
