Books with title Hurricane Hunters

"The power, danger, and excitement of a hurricane are brought to life in this picture book." (School Library Journal)Told from the perspective of a boy who witnesses the sky growing ominously purple and rushes to evacuate with his family, Hurricane! is set in Puerto Rico and based on a childhood experience of the author's.The family huddles together in a shelter while the winds howl. They and their neighbors take solace from gently singing "Silent Night" while waiting out the storm.The you-are-there immediacy of this picture book, which ends with the family back home on a gorgeous sunny day, allows children to safely experience the drama of surviving a hurricane.

Using the dramatic aspects and effects of weather, this guide to hurricanes develops geographic skills such as vocabulary and using maps, plans and secondary sources of information. Emphasising that weather extremes have the same causes as the weather that we experience every day, it looks at the phenomenon to discuss where and why it occurs and how people cope with it.