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Ben’s Dream
C. Van Allsburg
Houghton Mifflin, 1982
ISBN: 0-395-32084-4
While studying for a geography test, Ben falls asleep listening to the rain.
He dreams of traveling
among world landmarks, all submerged in a flood that is carrying him along.
Drip Drop
D. Carrick
Picture Book Studio 1989
ISBN: 0-887-08121-5
This book follows a watery theme from raindrops falling through a hole in the
roof to details about boats.
Mushroom in the Rain
M. Ginsburg
Macmillan, 1974
ISBN: 0-27-36240-X
How can an ant, butterfly, mouse, sparrow, and rabbit all take shelter from
the rain under the same mushroom when originally there was room only for the
ant?
Noah’s Ark
P. Spier
Doubleday, 1977
ISBN: 0-385-09473-6
This pen and watercolor portrayal of the biblical story of Noah’s Ark and
the Great Flood is told with humor and insight.
Peter Spier’s Rain
P. Spier
Doubleday, 1982
ISBN: 0-385-24105-4
A brother and sister play outside exploring the many aspects of a rainy day.
The wet weather activities outside are followed by a warm bath and cozy indoor
activities.
Silver Pony
L. Ward
Houghton Mifflin, 1973
ISBN: 0-395-14753-0
A winged horse helps a midwestern boy explore the world beyond his farm. He
rescues flood victims and a lost lamb. Portrays fantasy and farm reality.
Sun’s Up
T. Euvremer
Crown, 1987
ISBN: 0-517-56432-7
The sun rises from his bed in the morning, spends the day moving across the
sky while engaged in different activities, and goes to sleep as night falls.
The Flood That Came To Grandma’s House
L. Stallone
Upshur, 1992
ISBN: 0-912-97502-4
Rain from Hurricane Agnes forces citizens to sandbag the river, but finally,
they must evacuate. Humorous but realistic illustrations show children what
happens when a house fills with water and the mess left in its wake. It also
reassures them about handling natural disasters.
The Weather
J. Blanco
Child’s Play Press, 1975
ISBN: 0-859-53037-X
Rain in the late spring, a nighttime storm at sea, and children playing in the
snow in an alpine setting form three colorful short stories in this book.
Up to Ten and Down Again
L. Ernst
Lothrop Lee and Shepard, 1986
ISBN: 0-688-04541-3
Children swim with ducks and a rainstorm appears. Illustrations resemble snapshots
in an album. The numbers from one to ten are introduced as a picnic is begun,
enjoyed, and then rained out.
Water
C.S. Vendrell and J.M. Parramon
Woodbury, 1985
ISBN: 0-812-03599-2
This simple picture book shows how water is included in many events in our lives,
including for drinking, for cooking, for washing, in fountains, for putting
out fires, to sail on, and to make rainbows.
A Fish Name Yum Mr. Pin, Volume IV
M. Monsell
Atheneum, 1994
ISBN: 0-689-31882-0
Mr. Pin, the rockhopper penguin detective in Chicago, investigates two cases
involving a flood and sinister fish-napping.
A Rainy Day
S. Markle
Orchard Brooks, 1993
ISBN: 0-531-05976-6
Examines simple scientific concepts by observing the effect of raindrops on
puddles, the sky, animals, and the surrounding landscape on a rainy day.
All-of-a-Sudden
Susan E. Coatsworth
Macmillan, 1974
ISBN: 0-027-22610-7
When a family rushes to higher ground to avoid a flood, they discover that their
daughter Susan and her magic doll are not with them. Susan and Emelida, the
doll, display optimistic courage as heroines.
City Storm
M.J. Parker
Scholastic, 1990
ISBN: 0-590-42307-X
Illustrations and text capture dramatic moments of a sudden storm.
Come a Tide
G.E. Lyon
Orchard Books, 1990
ISBN: 0-531-05854-9
This book uses the diction and homey imagery of a down-to-earth rural community
and its first-person text (of a Grandma) to portray responding to a flood with
common sense and humor. Euphonia and the Flood M. Calhoun Parent’s Magazine
Press, 1976 ISBN: 0-819-30836-6 Curious to see where the flood is going, an
old woman packs her broom and pig into her boat and sets out to follow it.
Hang on, Hester
W. Devlin
Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1980
ISBN: 0-688-41935-6
Hester courageously hangs onto her house when it is swept down river during
a flood.
Rain
D. Bennett
Bantam, 1982
ISBN: 0-553-05474-0
A cuddly bear tells the scientific principles of how 1) water changes to water
vapor, 2) water vapor rises and forms clouds, 3) water droplets join together
to form larger clouds, and 4) clouds that are too heavy release raindrops.
Weather or Not Riddles For Rain and Shine
W. Walton
Lerner Publications, 1990
ISBN: 0-822-52329-9
A collection of riddles about weather, including “What do clouds wear under
their raincoats? Thunderwear.”
A Blossom Promise
B. Byars
Delacorte Press, 1987
ISBN: 0-385-29578-2
After a big flood in Alderson county, the Blossom family continues coping in
their unique family style.
About Disasters
J. Berry
Children’s Press, 1990
ISBN: 0-516-02959-2
This book’s humorous pictures and text show 12 different disasters and how to
prepare for and survive them.
Flood
B. Knapp
Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1990
ISBN: 0-811-42374-3
Describe some great flood disasters, why floods occur, and how people have learned
to live with floods.
Floods
D. Fradin
Children’s Press, 1982
ISBN: 0-516-00856-0
Starting with the terrible 1976 floods in Colorado, this book on floods discusses
causes and effects and precautions.
Help! Yelled Maxwell
J. Stevenson and E. Stevenson
Greenwillow Books, 1978
ISBN: 0-688-80133-1
When a flood threatens the town, Maxwell finds help in an unlikely place.
Hobie Hanson, Greatest Hero of the Mall
J. Gilson
Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books, 1989
ISBN: 0-671-70646-2
After a terrible flood, Hobie’s fifth grade class must meet in the shopping
mall. Through funny and daring escapades, it is clear that Hobie is the hero
of the mall.
Storm in the Night
M. Stolz
Harper & Row, 1988
ISBN: 0-060-25912-4
During a fearsome thunderstorm that has put the lights out, Thomas hears a story
from his grandfather’s boyhood, when Grandfather was afraid of thunderstorms.
The Day it Rained Forever
R.C. Lee
Little, Brown and Company, 1968
ISBN: 680112349
Flooding cuts off Spring Valley and threatens to destroy the town. A boy finds
that the rains are caused by a machine built by a scientist, now seriously ill
in the hospital, and that it will rain forever unless he and his friend can
turn off the machine.
The Washout
C. Carrick
Seabury Press, 1978
ISBN: 0-816-43217-1
When a summer storm washes out the road, Christopher decides to row around the
lake for help and almost gets into serious trouble.
Trapped in the Slickrock Canyon
G. Skurzynski & D. Soucie
Willowisp Press, 1984
ISBN: 06880 26885
Gina and Justin, 12-year-old cousins, come to understand each other better when
they must try to survive a flood and other dangers in the western mountains.
Angry Waters: Floods and Their Control
R.V. Fodor
Dodd, Mead, 1980
ISBN: 0-396-07799-4
Discusses the causes of floods, how they are forecast, and how they can be prevented.
Coping With Natural Disasters
C. Arnold
Walker & Co., 1988
ISBN: 0-802-76716-8
Each chapter covers a natural disaster, including one on floods. Practical advice
on coping with disaster is given, and supplies to keep on hand are listed.
Disastrous Floods and Tidal Waves
M. Berger
Watts, 1981
ISBN: 0-531-04326-6
Describes different kinds of floods, including those caused by tsunamis and
hurricanes, flood watches and warnings, rivers that are floodprone, preventive
measures, and various floods of the past.
Night of the Twisters
I. Ruckman
Crowell, 1984
ISBN: 0-690-44089
Dan, his best friend, and brother take refuge in their basement during a tornado.
This is the harrowing story of a day like any other that turned into a nightmare.
The story abounds with courage, love, and hope.
No Way Out
I. Ruckman
Crowell, 1988
ISBN: 0-690-04671-5
Hiking along a river in Utah, a 19-year-old and her friends battle a flash flood.
Our Violent Earth
National Geographic Society, 1982
ISBN: 0-870-44383-6
Describes the causes and effects of such geologic and atmospheric phenomena
as earthquakes, volcanoes, storms, droughts, fires, and floods.
Connecticut Low
B. Boehm
Houghton Mifflin, 1980
ISBN: 0-395-29518-4
This story deals with father-and-son relationships, friendships and floods.
A teen who feels he has disappointed his family takes heroic action when the
Connecticut River floods.
Disaster
D. Sobol
Pocket Books, 1979
ISBN: 0-671-29939-5
A fictional story about disasters.
Escape By Deluge
E. Wignell
Holiday House, 1989
ISBN: 0-823-40802-7
This is a fictional story of a teenager frightened by mysterious noises in the
basement that she must explore to relieve her fear. Although fiction, the story
is based on a flood that occurred in Melbourne, Australia in 1972.
Eye of a Hurricane: Stories
R. Robsom
Firebrand Books 1989
ISBN: 0-932-379648
Great Disasters
E. Wignell
Holiday House, 1989
ISBN: 0-823-40802-7
This paperback workbook teaches about disasters, including floods, hurricanes,
fires, and earthquakes. The activities include multiple choice questions, crossword
puzzles, and fill-inthe- blanks.
Nature Gone Wild!
W. Olesky
Messner, 1982
ISBN: 0-671-44007-1
Notable tornadoes, cyclones, floods, hurricanes, fires, and volcano disasters
are described.
The Day It Rained Forever: A Story of the Johnstown Flood
Virginia T. Gross
Viking, New York, 1991
ISBN: 0-670-83552-8
A detailed description of the effects of the famous Johnstown Flood in Pennsylvania
in 1889.
The Day The Hurricane Happened
J. Anderson
Scribner’s Sons, 1974
ISBN: 0684134950
On the Caribbean Island of St. John, a family experiences the drama, danger,
and destruction of a hurricane.
The Terrible Wave
M. Dahlstedt
Coward, McCann and Geoghegan, 1972
During the disastrous flood of 1889 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a spoiled teenage
girl learns to accept responsibility as she and her companions search for their
families and friends.
Tornado
H. Milton
Watts, 1983
ISBN: 0-531-04542-0
This is a fictional account dealing with floods and tornadoes. A 14-year old
boy named Paul, and his mother and sister wander in need of medical attention
as a result of a snakebite. Paul shows heroism and resourcefulness.
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Adapted
by Wayne Matthews, Human Development Specialist, NC State University,
from materials developed by the Kansas Cooperative Extension Service,
Kansas State University |