With fierce icy winds, blizzards are winter at its most furious. In Blizzard! The 1888 Whiteout, readers will witness one of history's most ferocious blizzards through the compelling story of Meta, a young girl from New York who survived this deadly winter storm. Combining scientific explanations of blizzards with narrative documentation from the storm of 1888, Blizzard! chronicles advances in blizzard research and safety procedures over the past century. Gripping four-color photos, maps, and diagrams of blizzard formations will capture students' attention.

Blizzard! (X-Treme Disasters That Changed America)

Children's Books

Ball, Jacqueline A.

Literature & Fiction

Bearport Publishing

An addition to a nonfiction series describes the tsunami that hit the Hawaiian town of Hilo in 1946, and discusses how the disaster brought about tsunami warning systems.

Tsunami! - Historical Non-Fiction Reading for Grade 3, Developmental Learning for Young Readers - X-treme Disasters That Changed America

Scott Ingram

History

An addition to a nonfiction series about special canines describes the history, selection, training, and accomplishments of different dogs used in disaster search and rescue operations.

Disaster Search Dogs - Non-Fiction Reading for Grade 3, Developmental Learning for Young Readers - Dog Heroes

Melissa McDaniel

Animals

Dust Bowl: The 1930s Black Blizzard (X-treme Disasters That Changed America)

Richard H. Levey

Science, Nature & How It Works

Earthquake: The 1906 San Francisco Nightmare (X-treme Disasters That Changed America)

Lynn Brunelle

Furious and unpredictable, tornadoes fascinate and terrify people. In Tornado! The Super Outbreak of 1974, thrill-seeking readers will experience the fiercest tornado outbreak in U.S. history through the real-life stories of those who survived the storm-and those who didn't. Combining scientific explanation of tornadoes with historic documentation from the Super Outbreak, Tornado! chronicles scientific advances in tornado research and warning procedures since 1974. Gripping four-color photos, maps, and diagrams of tornado formations will capture students' attention.

Tornado: The 1974 Super Outbreak (X-treme Disasters That Changed America)

Jacqueline A. Ball

From classic heroines like Lassie to contemporary heroes like Beethoven, children will thrill to stories about the real-life dogs that are part of the entertainment industry. Young readers will learn about the emergence of dogs in television and film. With vivid full-color photographs and exciting narratives, Hollywood Dogs captivates kids with details on how dogs are trained to work with their human partners--and ultimately steal the show!

Disaster Search Dogs (DOG HEROES)

Guide Dogs (DOG HEROES)

Police Dogs (DOG HEROES)

Frances E. Ruffin

The airport bustles with travelers. Thousands of packages and pieces of luggage move through the airport. But what happens if one package contains an illegal substance? Or worse yet--a bomb! With security dogs on the job, there is no worry. In this fast-paced and informative narrative of security search dogs in action, young readers will learn how dogs are trained to work with security forces to sniff out danger. With vivid four-color photos and real situations of dogs on the job--from airports to rock concerts and other public places-security dogs stops criminals in their tracks.

Security Dogs (DOG HEROES)

Bendix Anderson

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