Blizzard!
Publication Information
Author:  Murphy, Jim	Illustrator:
Title:  Blizzard!	Date:  2000
Publisher:  Scholastic	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-590-67309-2	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies| science
Summary:
This book tells the story of an amazing blizzard that struck the Eastern U.S. in March, 1888. The author tells how the storm affected individuals, workers, communication, transportation, and more. The book is illustrated with vintage photographs and maps showing the storm's approach.
Teaching Ideas:
The wide-ranging effects of such a natural disaster will surely provide lots of possible extensions for further study. For example, students may want to compare the occupation of meteorologist in the 1880s and today. Another natural connection would be to compare a weather emergency from today (e.g., floods, wildfires) with the situation in 1888. WWW sites that may be of interest: meteorology- www.amsmeteors.org; blizzards- http://www.discovery.com/news/features/extremesnow/extremesnow.html; severe weather- http://www.srh.noaa.gov/onn/severex/safety.html; winter weather awareness- http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/winter/index/shtml.
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Hardships > adversity Hardships > disasters > natural disasters Hardships > survival History > time period > 19th Century Geography > environment Science > meteorology > weather > seasons > winter Science > meteorology > storms > snowstorms Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > New York > New York City Science > nature Communities > historical

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