| Hurricane Hunters!: Riders on the Storm Contributor(s): Demarest, Chris L. (Author), Demarest, Chris L. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689861680 ISBN-13: 9780689861680 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2006 Annotation: Acclaimed author and artist Demarest takes readers inside the National Hurricane Center with a special weather reconnaissance squadron of the Air Force, who risk their lives gathering information on hurricanes to save many lives. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Weather - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Disasters - Juvenile Nonfiction | Careers |
| Dewey: 551.552 |
| LCCN: 2005011292 |
| Lexile Measure: 1040 |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 9.38" W x 12.16" (1.17 lbs) 40 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 104438 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Acclaimed author and artist Chris L. Demarest takes you inside the heart of a hurricane with real-life adventurers who risk their lives to keep our shorelines safe. It's a sunny, beautiful day on America's southeastern coast. But out in the Atlantic Ocean, chaos is brewing. Waves are crashing. Winds are blowing. And the National Hurricane Center is calling the Hurricane Hunters! While those on land prepare for the worst, these brave men and women fly into the heart of a two-hundred-mile-wide hurricane and collect information. The crucial data that they gather provides better predictions of where storms are headed, allowing people to evacuate and saving hundreds, maybe thousands, of lives. |
Contributor Bio(s): Demarest, Chris L.: - Chris L. Demarest says: "A few years ago my wife and I brought our two-year-old son to an open house at a fire station. Ethan loved the big red fire trucks and I became totally enthralled not only by the trucks, but by the idea of serving my community as a firefighter. "Being a full-time illustrator, I work at home, so I could be on call at any time. I took a lot of classes, passed some hard tests, and became a volunteer firefighter. I am on call for the Meriden, New Hampshire, station, where I now get to drive those big red fire trucks. "I created Firefighters A to Z to show Ethan and other children what firefighting is really like. It can be an exciting job, but it's also a dangerous one. I hope to convey that through this book." |