Hurricanes and Floods

By: Anne Schraff

Narrated by: The Staff at High Noon Books

Length: 42 mins

Publisher's Summary

Hurricanes and Floods is a tale of the forces of nature that cause more human death than any other. The 1900 disaster in Galveston, Texas, the ordeal of Hurricane Camille, and floods from Johnstown, Pennsylvania to Los Angeles, California, Listeners will be "swept away" by this fast-paced listen.

Hurricanes and Floods is part of the Natural Disasters non-fiction series that will engage listeners of all ages, including English Language Learners. Nature unleashes its forces without regard to people or property. Blizzards, earthquakes, hurricanes and floods, tornadoes, and wildfires are all featured in this nonfiction series that also relates tales of survival and heroism, with a bit of the science behind these natural phenomena.

©2004 High Noon Books (P)2004 High Noon Books

Myth

I did enjoy the book but it does perpetuate a myth from hurricane Camille that residents threw a party at the Richelieu apartment building. This has been debunked several times. The residents believed their building would hold and took shelter in a suite on the third floor. Someone suggested a party but the group declined and the resident who wanted the party left for New Orleans. The Richelieu residents had a pot roast in the third floor suite and tried to wait out the storm as group. No one was partying.