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Author
Publication Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century -- alone?
2) Floods
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Publication Date
2009
Physical Desc
48 p. : col ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses why floods happen, how to keep them from happening, where they usually happen, and how to recover after being in a flood.
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Publication Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 online resource (23 p.) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the causes of floods and ways to prevent them. Includes information about snowmelt, spring rains, flash floods, and rising rivers. Discusses ways to prevent floods through sandbagging or dams, as well as rescue and recovery efforts after surviving a flood.
4) Floods!
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Publication Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Teaches readers about floods, what they are, how they happen, and the effect they have on the environment.
5) Floods
Author
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Publication Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 p.) : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses what floods are, how they happen, what areas of the world are affected by them, and how to survive them.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Publication Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 p.) : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the extent of the damage caused by some of the most destructive floods of all time. Examines how people recovered from these events and includes full-color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Publication Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Examines the danger of floods and highlights six watery rescues from around the world. Also discusses rescue workers and the tools they use. Includes tips for surviving a flood, color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
Author
Publication Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Tim Graber arrives in Sugarcreek to help his aunt and uncle with spring planting. At first, Tim doesn't fit in with his many cousins and their crowded lifestyle. But when he meets Clara Slabaugh, the local school teacher, he understands why the Lord brought him to Sugarcreek.
9) Floods
Author
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Publication Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (48 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps.
Language
English
Description
Explores the science behind different types of floods, and explains the causes and consequences of floods. Highlights how scientists predict floods, and discusses how to prepare for and stay safe during a flood. Includes color photographs, sidebars, maps, a glossary, and additional resources.
10) Flood
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Publication Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A beautiful wordless picture book about the effects of a flood on a family and their home.
12) Floods
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Pub
Publication Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 p.) : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains the causes of flooding and describes the types of damage floods can cause. Outlines measures communities can put into place to prevent floods and includes color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.
13) Meteor
Publisher
Itn
Publication Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ten years after a meteor collides into Earth causing a worldwide flood, a lonely rancher named Liam lives a quiet, private life on his farm away from others. One day while hunting, Liam finds Olivia, a troubled young lady, running for her life on the outskirts of his fields. Reluctant to take Olivia in for care, Liam realizes that vicious mercenaries, who want to sell her to the rich survivors of the meteor disaster, are searching for her. Now quilty...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Publication Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations, color map.
Language
English
Description
Explores how dangerous floods can be and how much damage they can cause in a short time--sinkholes, mudslides, uprooted trees--and how to stay safe if caught in one.
Author
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Publication Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota, have existed on opposite sides of the Red River of the North since 1871. Ever since, heavy moisture from melting snow has combined with spring rains to threaten both towns with a rapidly rising, twisting river. Minor flooding is almost an annual event, and on six occasions the two towns experienced major floods requiring evacuations of large numbers of residents. The history of these floods is covered...
17) Too much rain
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Publication Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
When heavy rain causes flooding, Katie Woo and her parents spend the night in a shelter.
18) Storm warning
Author
Publisher
Reycraft Books
Publication Date
2021.
Physical Desc
183 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
No matter how hard twelve-year-old North Olson tries to do what's right, he can't seem to please his dad. When a major flood threatens to destroy his hometown, North is left in charge of his little sister Rosie. A blizzard blows in and his great-grandmother disappears. Can North find his great-grandmother and keep Rosie safe as the flood waters continue to rise? Will he finally make his dad proud?
Author
Publication Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lately it seems to be raining constantly, making it difficult for Sadiq to play outside. When the librarian at his school starts a building club, Sadiq and his friends decide to join. They're tasked with building a city model to withstand a natural disaster. Inspired by the flooding happening in their own community, can Sadiq and friends come up with a solution?
Author
Publication Date
1959
Language
English
Description
Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock -- the miniature Borrowers -- depend for their livelihood on the "human beans" whose cottage they live in. So when they discover that their humans are moving away, the Borrowers are forced to find a new home and a new family to borrow from. With the help of the wild Borrower boy Spiller, they make a harrowing journey down the cottage drain in a soap dish and are soon living in a teakettle by a river. But the poor Borrowers...