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2) Hurricanes
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This title focuses on hurricanes and gives information related to the science, reach, cause, and danger of the wild weather."
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
If a hurricane was heading toward your home town, what would you do? Readers will enjoy the thrilling story of Carrie and Dan, two friends who find themselves caught in the path of a major hurricane. Along the way, they will learn how hurricanes form, how weather scientists track and study these storms, what people do to protect themselves from wind and flooding, and much more.
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Learn about real life heroes who risk their lives studying hurricanes. It's a sunny, beautiful day on America's southeastern coast. But out in the Atlantic Ocean, chaos is brewing. Waves are crashing. Winds are blowing. And the National Hurricane Center is calling the Hurricane Hunters! A special weather reconnaissance squadron of the Air Force, these brave men and women fly their WC-130 Hercules aircraft into the heart of a two-hundred-mile-wide...
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Let your budding meteorologist step into the eye of the storm with this magnificent weather encyclopedia. See catastrophic weather conditions come to life through spectacular images, models and illustrations, whether it s a powerful twister ripping through homes, earthquakes shattering cities and towns, or hailstones the size of tennis balls."-- provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kaleidoscope Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"When faced with nature's life and death circumstances, how would you respond? Survival stories recounts true stories of people overcoming adversity and surviving against the odds. Readers will learn which decisions survivors made that led to their rescues as well as tips and tricks on how to survive in similar situations."--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines Hurricane Katrina with the author telling the story of one of the worst disasters in American history, from the devastation on the Gulf Coast and the tales of those who survived to the controversy surrounding aid efforts.
11) Hurricanes
Author
Series
Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses where and how hurricanes are formed, the destruction caused by legendary storms, and the precautions to take when a hurricane strikes.
12) Hurricanes
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Describes the life cycle of a hurricane and explains how math is used to predict and track a storm's path.
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