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Hurricanes

Publication Information
Author:  Lauber, Patricia Illustrator:  
Title:  Hurricanes Date:  1996
Publisher:  Scholastic City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-590-47406-5 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, photographic essay

HSE Descriptor(s):    science

Summary:
This story of hurricanes in the 20th Century--how they form, how scientists study them, how people prepare for them--is illustrated with photographs, diagrams, and maps and contains a list of books for further reading.

Teaching Ideas:
Students might construct a matrix of the major hurricanes mentioned in the book with columns for location, date, extent of damage and add researched information on a more recent storm. Areas of interest for discussion and writing include the cycle of destruction and regrowth, safety precautions and evacuation plans, and comparisons to forest fires. www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/hurricbro.html

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Hardships > disasters > natural disasters
bullet History > time period > 20th Century
bullet Science > meteorology
bullet Science > meteorology > storms > hurricanes
bullet Science > meteorology > weather
bullet Science > scientific method
bullet Science > nature


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