Central Kansas Library System

"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about how to survive a flood. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--

Relates the story of a boy who survives the deadliest disaster in American history--the hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas, on September 8, 1900, killing eight thousand people--and heads back into the treacherous waters to help save his neighbors.

When the massive metal tank filled with sticky brown molasses that rises up over her crowded North End neighborhood explodes, young Carmen must fight for her life, as a tsunami of molasses rushes through the streets.

Lavender and the rest of the sixth-graders are on a camping trip to the Chiricahua wilderness, but the trip seems cursed from the start, and when a flash flood splits the group up Lavender finds herself lost, together with her former best friend Marisol, mean-girl Rachelle, and a boy John who has been behaving like a surly jerk since the start--they have only one pack of supplies and only the most basic wilderness knowledge, but if they are to survive...

"As a hurricane gathered in the Caribbean, blue skies covered Galveston, Texas. Scientists knew a storm was coming. But none of them were able to prepare Galveston for the force of the hurricane that hit on September 8, 1900. The water from the storm surge pulled houses off their foundations, and the winds toppled telephone poles and trees like toothpicks. And amid the chaos, Galveston's residents did all they could to rescue one another. From the...

"[In this graphic novel adaptation,] 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...

Examines the nature, origins, and dangers of floods and discusses how to prevent them and protect against them.

Discusses the damage caused by floods and mudslides, how officials warn about coming disasters, and what you can do to stay safe.

"It's all anyone talks about, and it's all Cody dreams about. It's the biggest adventure park in the world...Cody's a nobody, but for some reason he receives an invitation...At first, it's the most fun he's ever had. But after a few days, everything in the park starts to go haywire...Simulations turn deadly. His fantasy world glitches, and the games become races for survival. A voice comes over the intercoms...ESCAPE was never a theme park for the...