Natural Disasters
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Up and Adam
$18.99 Read moreA winning, uplifting story about a boy with Down syndrome who helps his neighbors in the aftermath of a storm in a way only he can.
It’s the morning after the big storm. Adam and his dog, Up, are fi
- Author: Zapata, Debbie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1525304410
- Language: English
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All about Hurricanes (a True Book: Natural Disasters)
$7.99 Read moreConditions on Earth are becoming more and more extreme and kids want to learn about it!
Is it true that hurricanes can be seen from space? Yes! Weather satellites track hurricanes. Pictures from these
- Series: A True Book (Relaunch)
- Author: Crane, Cody
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1338769650
- Language: English
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Earth-Shattering Events: Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Cyclones, Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters
$22.99 Add to cartAn atlas of the most extreme meteorological and geological disasters that nature has to offer!
”Dynamic illustrations paired with illuminating text will entice even a reluctant reader to revel in this
- Author: Jacobs, Robin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 98
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1908714700
- Language: English
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The Blizzard of ’78
$20.00 Add to cartNew England was knocked to its knees on February 6th and 7th, 1978, by the incredible snow and wind referred to locally as the worst storm of the century, and this history combines stunning photograph
- Author: Tougias, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 134
- Publish Date: May 07 2021
- ISBN10: 1636175007
- Language: English
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The Great Hurricane: 1938
$16.00 Add to cartOn the night of September 21,1938, news on the radio was full of the invasion of Czechoslovakia. There was no mention of any severe weather. By the time oceanfront residents noticed an ominous color i… [more below]
- Author: Burns, Cherie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 05 2006
- ISBN10: 0802142540
- Language: English
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What Stands in a Storm: A True Story of Love and Resilience in the Worst Superstorm in History
$18.99 Add to cartEnter the eye of the storm in this gripping real-life thriller–A Perfect Storm on land–that chronicles America’s biggest tornado outbreak since the beginning of recorded weather: a horrific three-da… [more below]
- Author: Cross, Kim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1476763070
- Language: English
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Angry Weather: Heat Waves, Floods, Storms, and the New Science of Climate Change
$18.95 Read moreFrom leading climate scientist Dr. Friederike Otto, this gripping book reveals the revolutionary science that definitively links extreme weather events–including deadly heat waves, forest fires, floo
- Series: David Suzuki Institute
- Author: Otto, Friederike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1778400744
- Language: English
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The 1965 Palm Sunday Tornadoes in Indiana
$21.99 Add to cartAuthor Janis Thornton reveals the stories of a day in Indiana like no other.
Palm Sunday 1965 started as the nicest day of the year, the kind of weather that encouraged Hoosiers to get out in the sun,
- Series: Disaster
- Author: Thornton, Janis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 02 2022
- ISBN10: 1467149977
- Language: English
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Isaac’s Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
$30.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – The riveting true story of the Galveston hurricane of 1900, still the deadliest natural disaster in American history–from the acclaimed author of The Devil in the White Ci… [more below]
- Author: Larson, Erik
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 24 1999
- ISBN10: 0609602330
- Language: English
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The 1959 Yellowstone Earthquake
$21.99 Add to cart- Series: Disaster
- Author: Morris, Larry E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 04 2016
- ISBN10: 1467119962
- Language: English
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Flashes of Brilliance: The Science and Wonder of Arizona Lightning
$32.99 Add to cart- Author: Holle, Ronald L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 231
- Publish Date: April 05 2023
- ISBN10: 3031198786
- Language: English
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Into the Storm: Violent Tornadoes, Killer Hurricanes, and Death-Defying Adventures in Extreme We Ather
$27.00 Add to cartAn eye-of-the-hurricane view of storm chasing from the star of the Discovery Channel hit series Storm Chasers.
Only one in ten chases actually intercept a tornado-unless you’re Reed Timmer. The thrill- Author: Timmer, Reed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 06 2011
- ISBN10: 0451234596
- Language: English
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West Side Rising: How San Antonio’s 1921 Flood Devastated a City and Sparked a Latino Environmental Justice Movement
$19.95 Add to cartOn September 9, 1921, a tropical depression stalled just north of San Antonio and within hours overwhelmed its winding network of creeks and rivers. Floodwaters ripped through the city’s Latino West S… [more below]
- Author: Miller, Char
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 1595349731
- Language: English
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Wildfire Loose: The Week Maine Burned
$17.95 Add to cartIn October 1947, Maine experienced the worst fire disaster in its history. Wildfire Loose describes how the fires started and spread so quickly through rural villages, down Millionaire’s Row in Bar Ha… [more below]
- Author: Butler, Joyce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 17 2014
- ISBN10: 1608932966
- Language: English
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Storm of the Century: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
$21.95 Add to cartIn 1934, hundreds of jobless World War I veterans were sent to the remote Florida Keys to build a highway from Miami to Key West. The Roosevelt Administration was making a genuine effort to help these… [more below]
- Author: Drye, Willie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1493037978
- Language: English
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Ruthless Tide: The Heroes and Villains of the Johnstown Flood, America’s Astonishing Gilded Age Disaster
$18.99 Add to cart“Reads like a nail-biting thriller.” — Library Journal, starred review
A gripping new history celebrating the remarkable heroes of the Johnstown Flood–the deadliest flood in U.S. history–from NBC h
- Author: Roker, Al
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 11 2023
- ISBN10: 0062445537
- Language: English
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The Cold Canyon Fire Journals: Green Shoots and Silver Linings in the Ashes
$30.00 Add to cartBraiding together illustration, observation, and reportage, artist and naturalist Robin Lee Carlson offers a watershed work that will forever change how we live with wildfire in the West.
When the natu… [more below]
- Author: Carlson, Robin Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 159714584X
- Language: English
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Granite Mountain: The Firsthand Account of a Tragic Wildfire, Its Lone Survivor, and the Firefighters Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
$19.99 Add to cartThe true story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave.
A “unique and bracing” (Booklist) first-person account by the sole survivor of Arizona’s disastrous 2013 Yarnel- Author: McDonough, Brendan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 18 2017
- ISBN10: 031630817X
- Language: English
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Year of the Fire: The Story of the Great Fires of 1910
$20.00 Add to cartIn the summer of 1910, wildfires int eh Northern Rockies scorched millions of acres, darkened skies in New England, and deposited soot on the ice in Greenland. The flames ravaged pristine wilderness a… [more below]
- Author: Pyne, Stephen J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 325
- Publish Date: January 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0878425446
- Language: English
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Ten Ohio Disasters: Stories of Tragedy and Courage That Should Not Be Forgotten
$15.95 Read moreTragedy and courage walk hand-in-hand in these gripping true tales from Ohio’s past…
These ten disasters from Ohio’s past are worth remembering for both their tragic lessons and their inspiring exam
- Author: Zurcher, Neil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 149
- Publish Date: May 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1598511254
- Language: English
