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- 1. Barrett, Judi (1978).
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs.
New York: Macmillan Publishing Co..
- Abstract:
Grandpa tells a bedtime story about a town where all the food came from the sky in rain, snow, hurricane, and tornado forms. It becomes a disaster, and people flee to a new town.
Abstract provided by Andrea Rohleder, 1994 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Animals] [Change] [Community] [Conflict Resolution] [Food] [Grandparents] [Grief] [Happiness] [Humor] [Hurricane] [Moving] [Nonverbal Communication] [Rain] [Sadness] [Snow] [Storm] [Survival] [Tornado] [Weather]
- 2. Beard, Darleen Bailey (1999).
Twister.
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux.
- Abstract:
Lucille and her younger brother, Natt, play together and use their imagination. They run around and exercise in their yard. While they are playing, a bad storm hits. Their mother puts them in the cellar as she goes to help an elderly neighbor. The storm is a tornado. When the storm is over, the two children find the two adults, and life is back to the way it was: imaginary.
Abstract provided by Rusty Berner, 2001 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Animals] [Critical Thinking] [Decision Making] [Exercise] [Family] [Fantasy] [Feelings] [Happiness] [Nonverbal Communication] [Peace] [Playing] [Pretend] [Rabbit] [Rain] [Royalty] [Running] [Running Away] [Sadness] [Sharing] [Siblings] [Stress Management] [Tornado] [Weather] [Wind]
- 3. Chambers, Catherine (2000).
Disasters in nature: Hurricanes.
Chicago: Heinemann Library.
- Abstract:
This informational text takes you inside a hurricane with questions of what? where? why? and when? to explain hurricane zones around the earth. Explains rain, wind, and air pressure of hurricanes. Global warming, storm tracking, and prediction problems are discussed for hurricanes and tornadoes. Learn how technology and the natural world alert us about upcoming storms.
Abstract provided by: Valerie A. Ubbes, 2007 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Australia] [Bangladesh] [Belize] [Careers] [Caribbean] [Change] [Comparisons] [Cyclone] [Destruction] [Disasters] [History] [Hurricane] [India] [Island] [Jamaica] [Japan] [Maps] [Multicultural] [Nature] [Netherlands] [Nonfiction] [Numbers] [Photograph] [Prediction] [Prevention] [Problem Solving] [Science] [Sequence] [Storm] [Technology] [Temperature] [Tornado] [Typhoon] [Weather]
- 4. Erlbach, Arlene (1993).
Hurricanes.
Chicago: Childrens Press.
- Abstract:
This informational text describes how tropical disturbances become a tropical storm, then a hurricane. Compares and contrasts hurricanes and tornadoes, including watches and warnings. Learn how storms are predicted and monitored. Photographs show the storm with an eye. Hurricanes have different names across the world.
Abstract provided by: Valerie A. Ubbes, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Central America] [Careers] [China] [Clouds] [Comparisons] [Cyclone] [Earth] [Gender] [Geography] [History] [Hurricane] [Index] [India] [Maps] [Month] [Multicultural] [Nonfiction] [Numbers] [Photograph] [Prediction] [Science] [Seasons] [Sequence] [Storm] [Technology] [Tornado] [Typhoon] [United States] [Vocabulary] [Weather] [Wind]
- 5. Harshman, Marc (1995).
The storm.
New York: Dutton Children's Books.
- Abstract:
A young boy confined to a wheel chair because of an accident, doesn't like the way people see and talk about him. He wants people to see past the wheelchair and see him. A tornado comes through Indiana and he shows how strong and able he truly is.
Abstract provided by Michele Gillespie, 2005 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Acceptance] [Animals] [Chicken] [Critical Thinking] [Death] [Differences] [Disability] [Family] [Farm] [Feelings] [Goal Setting] [Handicap] [Horse] [Nonverbal Communication] [Parents] [Problem Solving] [Relief] [Sadness] [Safety] [School] [Self Esteem] [Storm] [Stress Management] [Tornado] [Weather]
- 6. Jennings, Terry (1999).
Natural disasters: Hurricanes and tornadoes.
: Belitha Press.
- Abstract:
This informational text discusses hurricanes and tornadoes by photographs and diagrams. Weather researchers use satellites to circle the earth and take photographs of cloud patterns and the ground. Tornadoes are born in thunderclouds. Learn how tornadoes and hurricanes are tracked and studied, including the damage these natural disasters cause.
Abstract provided by: Valerie A. Ubbes, 2007 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Bangladesh] [Careers] [Clouds] [Comparisons] [Destruction] [Disasters] [Electricity] [Energy] [England] [Geography] [Glossary] [Hurricane] [Index] [Jamaica] [Maps] [Multicultural] [Nonfiction] [Numbers] [Photograph] [Research] [School] [Science] [Storm] [Technology] [Temperature] [Tornado] [United States] [Weather] [Wind]
- 7. Lyon, George Ella (2000).
One lucky girl.
New York: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc.
- Abstract:
It is just a normal Sunday for a young boy and his family. The boy's family and neighbors relax in the shade away from the hot sun while his baby sister takes a nap in her crib inside their trailer. Suddenly the sky turns black and the air becomes very still. A tornado!The storm quickly sweeps through the neighborhood. A huge mess is left when the tornado is gone. Everyone is okay, but the boy's baby sister is missing. Will the boy and his family ever find her?
Abstract provided by Amy Clinton, 2001 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Animals] [Baby] [Baseball] [Buildings] [Family] [Horse] [Lost] [Neighbors] [Sports] [Storm] [Tornado] [Weather]
- 8. Murray, Peter (1996).
Hurricanes.
: The Child’s World.
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This informational text describes the Hurricane Hunter planes that are designed to fly in the roughest weather. In 1958, scientists tried to slow down a hurricane by dropping silver iodide crystals into the clouds, but the experiment did not work. The best thing to do with a hurricane is to get out of its way! Explains the destruction of Hurricane Andrew in Florida and Louisiana. Contrasts the death rate of a 1900 hurricane in Texas with the 1992 Andrew due to better warning systems in place.
Abstract provided by: Valerie A. Ubbes, 2007 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Airplane] [Boat] [Car] [Careers] [Clouds] [Destruction] [Disasters] [History] [Hurricane] [Index] [Nonfiction] [Numbers] [Photograph] [Preparation] [Prevention] [Research] [Safety] [Science] [Sequence] [Storm] [Tornado] [Transportation] [Vocabulary] [Weather]
- 9. Nolan, Jerdine (2000).
Big jabe.
New York: Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard Books.
- Abstract:
Momma Mary goes back in time and tells stories of a unique young man named Jabe, who is responsible for creating magic among the slaves of the Plenty Plantation. He is described as a hero with the strength of fifty men, a big heart, and a wondrous gift at leading slaves away to freedom.
Abstract provided by Kimberly Salvatore, 2001 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [African] [African American] [Animals] [Bee] [Chicken] [Cow] [Fable] [Fantasy] [Feelings] [Fish] [Fishing] [Flood] [Food] [Freedom] [Generations] [Happiness] [Heroism] [Horse] [Hunger] [Magic] [Multicultural] [Mystery] [Nonverbal Communication] [Plants] [Recreation] [River] [Slavery] [Storytelling] [Tornado] [Tree] [Uniqueness] [Unselfish] [Weather] [Wind]
- 10. Shannon, George (1997).
This is the bird.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
- Abstract:
The existence of and passing down of a cherished family heirloom depicts one family's history of women. This carved wooden bird is given to the women of each generation, and it brings with it memories of its owners and their lives.
Abstract provided by Kimberly Dealy, 2001 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Accomplishment] [Animals] [Appreciation] [Birds] [Challenges] [Confidence] [Encouragement] [Family] [Feelings] [Goal Setting] [Grandparents] [Memories] [Nonverbal Communication] [Parents] [Pioneers] [Repetition] [Self Esteem] [Sports] [Success] [Swimming] [Tornado] [Weather]
- 11. Sloat, Teri (1999).
Farmer brown goes round and round.
New York: Dorling Kindersley Publishing.
- Abstract:
Farmer Brown lives on a farm and he and his animals are very content. One day, a tornado whips through the farm picking up Farmer Brown and his animals. When they land back on the ground everyone is mixed up and making the wrong sounds. When the tornado returns and picks up the farmer and the animals again, things return back to normal.
Abstract provided by Julie Ivan, 2000 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Animals] [Behavior] [Birds] [Cat] [Chicken] [Confusion] [Cow] [Dog] [Dove] [Farm] [Food] [Goat] [Horse] [Nutrition] [Pig] [Responsibilities] [Rhyme] [Sheep] [Sounds] [Tornado] [Verbal Communication] [Weather] [Wind]
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