Hurricanes
Hurricanes, or tropical cyclones, are powerful storms that produce heavy rain, strong winds, high waves, lightning and tornadoes. Hurricanes form in tropical waters, have a low-pressure center and rely on warm water to grow in strength.
For more on one very terrible hurricane, see the feature on the The 1900 Galveston Hurricane.
Terror at Bottle Creek
Watt Key
Fiction
For ages 12 to 14
Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2016 ISBN: 978-0374374303
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Fiction
For ages 12 to 14
Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2016 ISBN: 978-0374374303
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Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina
Rodman Philbrick
Historical Fiction
For ages 9 to 12
Scholastic, 2014 ISBN: 978-0545342384
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Historical Fiction
For ages 9 to 12
Scholastic, 2014 ISBN: 978-0545342384
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Judy Moody and Stink: The Big Bad Blackout
Megan McDonald
Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
Fiction Series
For ages 6 to 9
Candlewick, 2014 ISBN: 978-0763665203
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Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
Fiction Series
For ages 6 to 9
Candlewick, 2014 ISBN: 978-0763665203
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Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
Don Brown
Nonfiction Graphic Novel
For ages 12 and up
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015 ISBN: 978-0544157774
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Nonfiction Graphic Novel
For ages 12 and up
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015 ISBN: 978-0544157774
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Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans
Phil Bildner
Illustrator: John Parra
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Chronicle Books, 2015 ISBN: 978-1452125787
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Illustrator: John Parra
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Chronicle Books, 2015 ISBN: 978-1452125787
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A Storm Called Katrina
Myron Uhlberg
Illustrator: Colin Bootman
Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Peachtree Publishers, 2011 ISBN: 978-1561455911
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Illustrator: Colin Bootman
Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Peachtree Publishers, 2011 ISBN: 978-1561455911
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A Place Where Hurricanes Happen
Renee Watson
Illustrator: Shadra Strickland
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 8
Random House , 2010 ISBN: 978-0375856099
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Illustrator: Shadra Strickland
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 8
Random House , 2010 ISBN: 978-0375856099
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Rain Tonight: The Story of Hurricane Hazel
Steve Pitt
Illustrator: Heather Collins
Nonfiction
For ages 8 to 12
Tundra Books, 2004 ISBN: 978-0887766411
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Illustrator: Heather Collins
Nonfiction
For ages 8 to 12
Tundra Books, 2004 ISBN: 978-0887766411
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