This book combines exciting history with simple science to tell the story of hurricanes and their impact on people. Beginning with the tale of how Japan was twice saved from invasions by typhoons (as hurricanes are called in that part of the world), it describes Columbus' encounters with hurricanes and how we have borrowed the word hurricane from the original West Indian people.

The book shows how, over the past 300 years, amateur and professional scientists have unraveled the secrets of these devastating storms. It explains how and why — despite the science of the times — a hurricane destroyed most of Galveston, Texas in 1900. It ends with a family of survivors' tale of Hurricane Andrew, the single most damaging hurricane in western history, which destroyed tens of thousands of homes in Florida and Louisiana in 1992.

Readers need little prior knowledge to enjoy this book. In learning about hurricanes, they will also learn the basic ideas about how all weather is created.

The Start-to-Finish Advantage! – This audio book is like NO OTHER! We start by writing and editing our text to specifically support students who struggle with reading grade-level text fluently and with comprehension. In addition, we add auditory support that includes thoughtful pacing, inflection and accentuation to engage the listener throughout the entire story. This Start-to-Finish Gold Library book is perfect for the middle- and high-school curriculum to support readers who need age-appropriate resources written at a lower readability. The readability of the printed text is 2-3rd grade.

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