"Patience is a South African penguin living at New Orleans's Audubon Aquarium of the Americas. When the Aquarium is severely damaged during Hurricane Katrina, many animals are put in peril, including Patience and the other penguins. They must leave their home, and their penguin keeper, until it is restored"--

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's monstrous winds and surging water overwhelmed the protective levees around low-lying New Orleans, Louisiana. Eighty percent of the city flooded, in some places under twenty feet of water. Property damages across the Gulf Coast topped $100 billion. One thousand eight hundred and thirty-three people lost their lives. The tale of this historic storm and the drowning of an American city is one of selflessness, heroism,...

Across the globe, devastating disasters have changed the course of history. This title brings Hurricane Katrina to life with well-researched, clearly written informational text, primary sources with accompanying questions, charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, and maps, multiple prompts, and more. Explore the tragedies and triumphs of this disaster, how it helped shape the world as we know it, and how what we've learned from it has made the world a...

Explores, through the lens of cause and effect, what led to the disaster in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. --Publisher.

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

Describes the events leading up to and including the hurricane that became the most deadly natural disaster in U.S. history. Essential Events explores historic happenings around the globe and how those events have sculpted societies, the sciences, and politics.

"Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, bringing disaster and heartbreak. Ten years later, follow its journey and find out how it blew people's lives apart."--Page [4] cover.

Hurricane Katrina struck the city of New Orleans in 2005. The levees and floodwalls built to protect the city failed. Many neighborhoods flooded, and more than 1,800 people died. Thousands more were left stranded. The New Orleans Levee Failure examines the scope of the disaster, its causes, and how people can keep a similar disaster from happening again. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject....