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The Terrible Wave The Terrible Wave Marden Dahlstedt This is one of my favorite books. It is a must for upper elementary or junior high. The first time I read it I couldn' t put it down. OL14906013W
Flood Flood Stephen Baxter The "deeply scary"(BBC Focus) new novel from a national bestselling and critically acclaimed author. View our feature on Stephen Baxter’s Flood. Four hostages are rescued from a group of religious ex… OL14912494W
Tidal waves and flooding Tidal waves and flooding Michael Flaherty Explains the causes and effects of tidal waves and flooding and examines their environmental impact. OL15840468W
Katje, the windmill cat Katje, the windmill cat Gretchen Woelfle When a dike breaks during a violent storm, flooding a little Dutch town, Nico's baby is saved by his heroic cat. OL15843639W
The Johnstown flood The Johnstown flood Jim Gallagher Describes the events surrounding the tragic flood that overwhelmed Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and nearby areas in 1889. OL15860392W
Dark water Dark water Robert Clark This dramatic, beautifully written account of the flood that ravaged Florence, Italy, in 1966 weaves heartbreaking tales of the disaster and stories of the heroic global efforts to save the city's tr… OL158855W
Floods Floods Chambers, Catherine Discusses the natural and manmade causes of floods, the damage that these disasters cause, and what can be done to prevent them. OL16028601W
Floods Floods Mark Maslin,Emma Durham Examines the causes of floods, their effects on the environment and people's lives, their benefits, and the ways in which they can be predicted, prevented, or contained. OL16051975W
Floods in a changing climate Floods in a changing climate Ramesh S. V. Teegavarapu "Measurement, analysis and modeling of extreme precipitation events linked to floods is vital in understanding changing climate impacts and variability. This book provides methods for assessment of t… OL16664154W
Rainy Day Rescue Rainy Day Rescue Inda Schaenen Welcome to Plattsburgh, Missouri, where everyone either owns, rides, or stables a horse—everyone that is except for April Helmbach. April is different from other thirteen-year-old girls in her town. … OL17395793W
Too much rain Too much rain Fran Manushkin One day it rains so much that Katie Woo and her family have to take shelter at the high school gym. Katie feels strange sleeping in the gym, and she is worried about her house. Will it ever stop rain… OL1922403W
Living with floods Living with floods Imtiaz Ahmed In the context of Bangladesh, contributed articles. OL19239988W
The Lifeboat that Saved the World The Lifeboat that Saved the World Irving Finkel 102 pages : 24 cm OL19337608W
Washed away Washed away Geoffrey Williams In this book the author tells the story of a flood of near biblical proportions; its destruction, its heroes and victims, and how it shaped America's natural disaster policies for the next century. F… OL19665956W
The rain wizard The rain wizard Larry Dane Brimner In 1915, the city of San Diego hired "rainmaker" Charles Mallory Hatfield to save their city from a drought, but when the town experienced one of the worst floods they ever had they refused to pay Ha… OL20015135W
Survive a Flood Survive a Flood Patrick Perish 24 pages : 23 cm OL20235119W
Frightening Floods Frightening Floods Jane Katirgis "Discusses the science behind [floods] and what to do to stay safe from them"-- OL20309237W
The herald The herald Ed Greenwood "In the 6th and final book of the multi-author Sundering series launched by New York Times best-selling author R.A. Salvatore, Ed Greenwood, the creator of the Forgotten Realms, further chronicles th… OL20911305W
Archipelago Archipelago Monique Roffey When a flood destroys Gavin Weald's home, tearing apart his family and his way of life, he doesn't know how to continue. A year later, he returns to his rebuilt home and tries to start again, but whe… OL20939967W
Hurricane Harvey Hurricane Harvey Cliff Waterford 1 online resource OL25308804W
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