Perfect for fans of I Survived and the Who Was series! Packed with graphics, photos, and facts for curious minds, this is a gripping look at America\'s Deadliest hurricane.
Filled with more than 50 period photographs and illustrations, charts, facts, and pull-out boxes for eager nonfiction readers.. from the inequitable effects of the disaster, to the science of Hurricanes and weather: Acclaimed Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson brings voices from history to life in this fast-paced, wide-ranging narrative of the Deadliest hurricane in American history.
From the meteorologists tracking the storm, to the ordinary people who displayed extraordinary bravery...
And amid the chaos, Galveston\'s residents did all they could to rescue one another.
The water from the storm surge pulled houses off their foundations, and the winds toppled telephone poles and trees like toothpicks.
But none of them were able to prepare Galveston for the force of the hurricane that hit on September 8, 1900.
Scientists knew a storm was coming.
As a hurricane gathered in the Caribbean, blue skies covered Galveston, Texas.
Perfect for fans of I Survived and the Who Was series! Packed with graphics, photos, and facts for curious minds, this is a gripping look at America\'s Deadliest hurricane
