"Readers discover the dangers of freak weather and study the science behind wildfires in this age-appropriate guide to natural disasters. Specific case studies of deadly wildfires and freak weather events are presented alongside maps to help readers visualize where they took place. Readers are also presented with facts about how these natural disasters happen and what can be done to prepare for them, and they're introduced to the people who study...

"The devastation caused by hurricanes and tornadoes is well-documented on the news and social media, but what is the science behind how these weather events form and why they're so dangerous? Readers take a deep dive into the dangerous world of studying hurricanes and tornadoes through focused sections of main text and informative fact boxes. In addition, graphic organizers break down important natural processes, and diagrams take readers inside these...

"There's an ear-splitting crash as the first wave hurls itself at the little house, forcing open the door and gushing through the window. Angel screams. The ladder si torn away just as she jumps onto the roof beam. Water is up to her chin and she is fighting to keep her head above its churning mass. 'Papa! Papa!' She searches desperately for any sign of her father as the water sweeps her away, but he's vanished." Angel's family has seen many typhoons....

Lyla has just started her second year of high school when a magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes Christchurch to pieces. Devastation is everywhere. While her police officer mother and trauma nurse father respond to the disaster, Lyla puts on a brave face, opening their home to neighbours and leading the community clean-up. But soon she discovers that it's not only familiar buildings and landscapes that have vanished - it's friends and acquaintances too....