Hurricane! (Disaster) - Hardcover

Grade 4-8-This book features numerous full-color and black-and-white photos, "Disaster Data" boxes, three maps, three easy "experiments," two diagrams, and two Web sites. A conversational text wends its way through the sea of visuals, providing basic information on such topics as hurricane formation, storm surges, hurricane "hunting," and safety measures to prepare for an oncoming storm. Major hurricanes, such as Hugo and Andrew, are given special attention. Perhaps most useful in this general olio are the diagram of a hurricane; a series of excellent satellite photos of the growth and course of Hurricane Floyd; and a description of the Saffir-Simpson intensity scale, with named examples on each level. This is an adequate addition on a popular topic for collections that already own Patricia Lauber's Hurricanes (Scholastic, 1996), D. M. Souza's Hurricanes (Carolrhoda, 1994), and Franklyn Branley's Hurricane Watch (HarperCollins, 1985).
Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
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