All About Heat Waves and Droughts (A True Book: Natural Disasters)

by Steve Tomecek

Overview

Conditions on Earth are becoming more and more extreme and kids want to learn about it!

Is it true that heat waves can make roads break apart? Yes! When it’s extra hot, the materials that roads are made of will swell and start to crack.

INSIDE, YOU´LL FIND:

• How heat waves and droughts happen, why they happen, and an account of the most devastating ones in recent history;

• A hands-on activity, a timeline, photos, diagrams—and what you can do if a heat wave or drought happens;

• Surprising TRUE facts that will shock and amaze you!

This new set in the ongoing A TRUE BOOK series will answer all of kids' questions about nature's most dangerous and destructive disasters! With an engaging layout, and spectacular photos, illustrations, diagrams and infographics, the past, present and future of extreme phenomenon happening on Earth will be explained. Readers will discover causes and consequences, as well as the cutting-edge science developed through the centuries to forecast them. First-hand accounts will bring science to life, and a special section will teach kids how to prepare for these extreme events.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338769586
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	11/02/2021
Series:	A True Book (Relaunch)
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	1,078,128
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	920L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Steve Tomecek, a.k.a. the “Dirtmeister,” is a well-known science educator and author who leads science workshops for teachers and students all over the country. He is the author of the award-winning Bouncing & Bending Light and Simple Attractions (W. H. Freeman), as well as Teaching Electricity — Yes You Can! (Scholastic). Steve lives in New York.

Table of Contents

Weather to the Extreme 6

1 The Wonders of Weather

What happens to the weather and climate to cause heat waves and droughts? 9

2 The Heat Is On

What are heat waves and what problems do they cause? 15

3 When Droughts Happen

Why do droughts happen and how do they hurt people, animals, and nature? 21

Droughts in the Rain Forest

What happens when a rain forest has a drought? 26

4 Keeping Your Cool

How can you protect yourself from heat waves and droughts? 29

5 What the Future Holds

What can people do to help reduce the number of heat waves and droughts? 35

Think Like a Scientist 40

Activity: Measuring Evaporation 42

True Statistics 44

Resources 45

Glossary 46

Index 47

About the Author 48