Review by Booklist Review
From the dependable Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series, here's a useful introduction to a sometimes catastrophic phenomenon. Kenah guides readers through river floods, flash floods, and coastal floods, including those caused by hurricanes and tsunamis. Interspersed with these scenarios are concise discussions of topics such as what happens when more rain falls than the ground can absorb, why floods are sometimes useful, and how barriers are sometimes effective in holding back floodwaters. Using a soft, deep palette, the digitally enhanced, mixed-media collage illustrations support the text well and reinforce its tone of caution rather than alarm. The book's final section advises kids to avoid flooded areas, even though the water may appear shallow, and to prepare for floods with their families by having a family flood plan, keeping safety supplies on hand, and heeding flood warnings. A sidebar offers a short, illustrated list of emergency supplies. A good starting place for learning about floods.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2016 Booklist
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Review by School Library Journal Review
Gr 2-5-Accessible text explains how rain can cause overflow in rivers and lakes and, as a result, flood basements and houses. The text exudes a gentle tone; many readers across the country will already be able to identify with these scenes of floodwaters, and those who don't will have seen them on their TV screens. The abstract style of some illustrations complements the discussion of saturated ground, storm surge, flash floods, and flood plains. A few insets add contrasting information, such as how elephants feel a coming tsunami through their feet. Even the annual floods of the Nile are mentioned, with visual reference to ancient Egyptian art-an indication of the wide range of content included in this slim introduction. A flood plan and a list of emergency supplies are great additions. VERDICT A general purchase for communities interested in flood awareness.-Dorcas Hand, Annunciation Orthodox School, Houston, TX © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Floods, one of the most frequently occurring natural disasters, affect residents in rural areas, small towns, the suburbs, and even urban environments. Kenah introduces the causes of flooding, including runoff and ground saturation, then moves on to categories of flooding, safety precautions to take in dealing with rising waters, how to make a "flood plan," and the ways in which flooding can be beneficial, today and historically, to agriculture. To explain the scientific concepts, Kenah uses bolded keywords to anchor short, simple definitions. Additional interesting facts, about such topics as extreme environments and the science of weather, are included in sidebars. Schimler-Safford's illustrations are, naturally, filled with images of water, often churning or pelting down in textured sheets of rain. The pictures are never sensationalized, however, using warm, cheery tones and portraying people calmly and safely avoiding harm. The book concludes with two activities that adequately model related scientific principles. Websites are appended. danielle j. ford (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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