Bøger i Natural Disasters serien

From flash floods to storm surges to rivers overflowing their banks, floods can devastate an area in a matter of moments! These waters can damage structures and strand survivors. This title introduces readers to different types of floods, how they form, and how to stay safe. Features such as a map, a flood profile, and a severity chart prove the power of these natural disasters!

Reaching speeds of more than 80 miles per hour, avalanches plow down mountain slopes and flatten everything in their paths! Discover major avalanche danger zones, how these disasters form, how they are rated, and a profile of a devastating past disaster in this title covering catastrophic avalanches!

What may look like a leaning mailbox or a poorly fitted window sill may actually be a warning of danger below! In this engaging title, young readers will learn all they need to know about these surprise disasters. Special features such as a map, a profile, a severity chart, and a formation graphic offer even more information about these surprise disasters!

"This photo-illustrated book describes tornados, or as they are known in other parts of the world, cyclones. Explains how tornados are formed, how they are predicted, what can be done to stay safe in areas prone to tornados"--

A volcano explodes to life! Lava shoots into the air. A plume of smoke and ash is visible for miles around. But why did the volcano erupt? This low-level title uses engaging text and colorful photos to bring readers up close to these powerful natural disasters. Readers will learn why volcanoes erupt, what damage they cause, and how eruptions are predicted. Special features including a map, an eruption diagram, an eruption severity chart, and a profile of a recent volcanic eruption enrich the reading experience in this explosive title!

When conditions are right, there is no stopping the power of ice storms! They leave roads slick and cause trees and power lines to snap. The engaging text and vivid images in this book are sure to interest readers in disastrous ice storms. Special features such as a map, a formation graphic, a profile, and a severity chart add even more information to this fact-filled title.

All living things need water to survive. But when there's too much rain, a flood can happen. Learn how floods form and how we try to avoid them.

A hidden village lies just beneath the clouds, above the valley on top of mineral rich mountains. Tiny ambers fly across the hills from a nearby wildfire. Strange flames spark a tale of an African American cowboy's legacy. Arriving in the early 1850's as runaway slaves, Stanley & Wilkens found a village on the top of an obscure mountain range. High above sea level on the flat mountaintops rest thousands of acres. Many slaves escaped to the north. Some were lucky enough to never get caught. Others were even luckier to make it to secret Grandmother Land. This place held special roots. An ancient land in the clouds full of rivers, streams, lakes, forest and jungles. From fields, to dunes, trees, cacti, cabins and igloos, this place had everything. It was the closest to the moon. Copper skin Aboriginal Indians were the first settlers here before the Transatlantic and Indigenous slave trades. Grandmother Land provided everything for man. It was left vacant for nearly 250 years until Stanley & Wilkens escaped the chains of captivity. They stole a five horse pulled wagon and managed to get their entire families to freedom. Both families were generations of hard working men and even stronger women who soon founded the County of Hollow Hills.