Bibliograph

Blizzards

Type

Label

Blizzards

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Age 5-11

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Blizzards

Oclc number

1011561893

Series statement

World Book's library of natural disasters

Summary

Stories from more than a century of blizzards, plus surviving in and rescuing after a blizzard"A discussion of blizzards, describing their characteristics, formation, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant blizzards and other snowstorms from history"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

What is a blizzard? -- Blizzards back in time -- Blizzard winds -- Blizzards of 1888 -- Blizzards and the human body -- Blizzards around the world -- Napoleon's grand retreat -- The white hurricane of 1913 -- Storm damage -- After a blizzard -- Race to the South Pole -- Hard lessons of 1922 -- The superstorm of 1993 -- Potomac air crash -- The billion-dollar blizzard of 1996 -- Surviving a blizzard -- Chicago's "big snow" of 1967 -- The Groundhog Day blizzard of 2011 -- Blizzard rescue -- Boston winter of 2014-15 -- Forecasting blizzards -- Eastern U.S. blizzard of 2016

Target audience

juvenile

Classification