Floods: Be Aware and Prepare

by Renée Gray-Wilburn

Overview

It’s raining heavily. Water rushes along the streets and collects in pools on the lawns. Rivers rise. Is it a flood? How do you know? And how can you prepare for what’s to come? Floods: Be Aware and Prepare has the answers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476599045
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2014
Series:	Weather Aware
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.25(w) x 10.25(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile:	610L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Renée Gray-Wilburn has been writing nonfiction for children and adults for more than 12 years. In addition to being a frequent magazine contributor, she is also the author of two children’s books—Volcanoes! and Earthquakes! Although Renée lives far from hurricanes, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, flash flooding wasn’t far from her doorstep while she worked on the Weather Aware series!

Table of Contents

Be weather aware — What is a flood? — What causes floods? — Where and when do floods happen? — Why are floods dangerous? How do you prepare for a flood?

Editorial Reviews

In the classroom this book could be used as a reading selection for newly independent readers. The text and illustrations work together to explain the key ideas related to tornadoes and their consequences. If purchased in small group sets it could be used for book club reading. In the library, younger students could use the book as a starting point for researching tornadoes. The book includes prompts to encourage critical thinking after reading the text.

NSTA Recommends

...clearly presents what each one of these natural disasters is, how it is created, and then provides simple advice for being prepared. The tone of the text makes sure not to alarm young readers. . . .This is a solid and informative series for primary readers.

School Library Connection

Top 10 Disaster Science Series for Youth! In this series, clear text, along with large photos and a sophisticated design, conveys how and where natural disasters are likely to form. Although the books describe the extreme weather as dangerous, they also refrain from being alarmist by concentrating instead on emergency preparedness and staying safe.

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