3.+Literature+List

Title: The Horrendous Hurricane Mystery Author: Carole Marsh This book is more of an exciting book for students to read. It is a chapter book that is set up as a mystery. Each chapter relates to Hurricanes in some way, for instance Chapter 12: The Storm Breaks or Chapter 13: The Eye of the Storm. I think this book is a way to get students to learn about hurricanes but enjoy what they’re reading as well. If you wanted to keep your students interested in the author and characters, she also wrote, “The Treacherous Tornado Mystery”, “The Voracious Volcano Mystery”, and many others relating to the social sciences.
 * Taylor Farrell:**

Title: When The Hurricane Blew Author: Mann’s Miracles This book is awesome because a class of fourth graders that live in Florida who have experienced Hurricanes first hand wrote it. It offers games for kids to play if they are going out of town or when the electric goes out. It also offers helpful tips on how to get prepared for the storm. It is a way for students to really understand what other kids went through during these hurricanes and how they prepared, weren’t scared and survived.

Title: Hurricanes! Author: Patricia Lauber The book describes how hurricanes are formed and ways that scientists can track them. It also talks about how hurricanes have affected the United States throughout the century.

Title: Hurricane! Author: Jonathon London & Henri Sorensen This book takes place in Puerto Rico and focuses on a family who has little time to flea before a hurricane. It has descriptive pictures of the storm and the family’s shelter. What I really liked about this book was that it showed hurricanes are happening all over the world and at the end of the book it explains ways to clean up after the destruction of hurricanes.


 * Ryan:**

Title: Hurricanes Have Eyes but Can’t See and other Amazing Facts about the Weather by Melvin Berger There are many fun, fast facts that will keep the readers interested throughout the book. Parents and teachers will like this book because the text is light, informative, and easy to read. There are a lot of photographs in this book to give the reader a visual sense of just how big and destructible hurricanes can be.

Hurricanes: Witness to Disaster by Judith Fradin and Dennis Brindell Fradin is the final book that I would like to incorporate into my unit plan. Although this book is about Katrina and the devastation it caused in New Orleans, I still think it would be great to read and talk for hurricanes in general .This book has first hand reports from the storm gathering to eyewitness accounts of those who survived the epic devastation of one of the worst natural disasters in our nations history. It also examines the science of hurricanes, how they form, which ones were the deadliest, etc. This book would be good for 8 to 11 year olds.



Title: Hurricane: A Novel Author:Terry Trueman This book is a fictional account of a thirteen little boy who lived in the Caribbean who went through Hurricane Mitch in 1998. It tells about his struggles that he went through when one of the worse hurricanes hit the Caribbean.

Title: Bill Nye the Science Guy: Storms This DVD includes information about storm and how they are formed. There is a section that explains the definition of a hurricane and how they are formed. The students can take a science quiz to test their knowledge about hurricanes. There is support material that teachers can use to help their student’s learning.
 * Karoline:**

Title: Storms and Hurricanes Author: Kathy Gemmell This books has a lot of information in it. There are chapters about clouds, rain, winds, pressure, thunderstorms, hurricanes and much more. In the hurricane section, there is information about the inside of the storm, how they keep going, where they stop, the naming of hurricanes, what happens after the hurricane and much more. It is a good resource for students to learn about hurricanes and what to do after.

     Title: Katrina: Stories of Rescue, Recovery, and Rebuilding in the Eye of the Storm. This book has picture of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina that hit New Orleans, LA in 2005. This book is newspaper articles that have complied into one book. It talks about the storm heading for LA and how New Orleans was devastated by the storm. It talks about the recovery that New Orleans had to go through in order to get back to normal, though New Orleans will never be the same.

  Title: Hurricane Author: David Wiesner This book was written by Caldecott winner, David Weisner. There are not many words in the book, which is why it can be used for almost any grade level. This way you can have students predict what ill happen in the book during a writing lesson. It will be a great help tying in language arts with you science lesson.
 * Breanna: **



Title: Inside Hurricane Katrina (DVD) Producer: National Geographic Channel This DVD gives you a look at what happened when hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in August of 2005. It starts from where it all began and talks about where things went wrong. There is live footage of the hurricane and actual newscasts from the hurricane. The video shows the damage and destruction left behind by hurricane Katrina. This video can be used in the classroom to show students how devastating a hurricane can be.

Title: Disaster Preparedness for Dummies Producer: Melee Entertainment Home Video This video gives its viewers survival tactics against many types of disasters. The movie speaks about hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding wildfire, biological or chemical attacks and even explosions. Experts teach you how to make an emergency kit and how to use common sense techniques to keep you safe.

Title: Before, During, & After: Hurricane Preparedness Producer: Show Me How Videos This video shows you step by step how to prepare for a hurricane. It goes into detail about what you can do to protect your home from hurricane destruction. It even goes over what you should do if you have a boat and how to prepare for a storm surge. The host has first hand experience from a hurricane and shares her story. She tells what you must do during the storm and what to have in your emergency kit.