Burlington Public Library

Provides information about floods, explaining how and why they happen, discussing flood prevention, and looking at the aftermath of floods. Includes a related activity that demonstrates how different soils absorb water differently.

Discusses hurricanes, their birth and development, the devastation they can cause, and their aftermath.

Presents information on wildfires, including why they occur, their impact, and how to predict, fight, and prevent them.

Photographs and text provide young readers with information about what causes volcanoes, and how and where they occur.

Level 2 guided reader that educates students about wildfires, their causes and effects.

This book, in graphic novel format, describes avalanches and landslides, including the Wellington Avalanche of 1910, the Mount Huascaran Landslide of 1962, and the Philippine Mudslide of 2006.

Presents, in graphic novel format, a description of tornadoes and superstorms and why they are dangerous; and examines the 1925 tri-state tornado, the 1991 storm off the coast of Maine, and the 1997 tornado in Texas.

"Carefully leveled text and engaging full-color photos introduce early fluent readers to the science behind earthquakes, including where and why earthquakes happen and how to stay safe when the ground starts to shake. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--

An introduction to tornadoes that provides information on ten of the worst tornado related disasters, and describes the aftermath of storms in Greensburg, Hallam, Beecher, and other locations.

"An earthquake shakes a snow-covered mountain. The fresh snow slides down. It's an avalanche!"--