Droughts
By Judith Bloom Fradin
By Judith Bloom Fradin
Describes droughts (with
special eyewitness accounts of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s) and the
far-reaching effects of these disasters. Chapters alternate between
history and science to bring home the awesome power of nature's fury.
By Jewell Parker Rhodes
In
New Orleans' Ninth Ward, twelve-year-old Lanesha, who can see spirits,
and her adopted grandmother have no choice but to stay and weather the
storm as Hurricane Katrina bears down upon them.
The Storm Makers
By Jennifer E. Smith
By Jennifer E. Smith
Twelve-year-olds Ruby and Simon have been growing apart since their
parents moved them to a Wisconsin farm, but weird weather events that
seem tied to Simon's emotions bring a stranger into their lives who
introduces them to the Makers of Storms Society, strengthening the bond
between the twins.
Blizzard!: The Storm That Changed America
By Jim Murphy
Presents a history, based on personal accounts and newspaper articles, of the massive snow storm that hit the Northeast in 1888, focusing on the events in New York City.
Eye of the Storm
By Kate Messner
Jaden's
summer visit with her meteorologist father, who has just returned from
spending four years in Russia conducting weather experiments not
permitted in the United States, fills her with apprehension and fear as
she discovers that living at her father's planned community, Placid
Meadows, is anything but placid.
Examines superstorms and their potential destructiveness, including
thunderstorms, hailstone showers, tornadoes, hurricanes, and typhoons.
Joseph B. Treaster
Describes
how violent storms and hurricanes are formed and notes some of
history's greatest storms to hit the U.S. such as Hurricane Katrina.
By Roland Smith
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.
While their parents study why wolverines are disappearing from Alaska's
Denali National Park, Jack and Ashley are stranded in a remote area with
their mysterious new foster brother when a hit man's bullet triggers an
avalanche.
By David Wiesner
The morning after a hurricane, two brothers find an uprooted tree which
becomes a magical place, transporting them on adventures limited only by
their imaginations.
Presents
an illustrated account of a storm that moves through a Midwestern
farming region over the course of several hours that is documented by a
timeline and images of atmospheric changes and human response.
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