Hurricane Hunters!: Riders on the Storm

by Chris L. Demarest

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689861680
• ISBN13: 9780689861680
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.4" x 12.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 5

Customer Reviews

How do we know when and where will the next hurricane strike?

Ride along on a data-collecting flight into a hurricane aboard a WC-130 Hercules aircraft. Dramatic and vibrant full-page pastel illustrations capture the intensity of this dangerous mission. As technologically advanced as our weather satellites are, much information about wind speed, humidity, temperature, and barometric pressure inside the eye of the storm can be gathered only by the physical presence of the brave men and women who venture there. Their efforts allow meteorologists to better predict all implications of a developing hurricane. The text is brief and spare. An excellent author's note at the end provides historical background of these "hurricane hunters".

A unique focus on how hurricanes are tracked and studied by today's technologies

Hurricane Hunters! Riders On The Storm by Chris Demarest tells of the men and women who fly their aircraft into the heart of a hurricane to collect information for science. Very highly recommended for school libraries, Hurricane Hunters! Riders On The Storm differs from your usual weather books explaining hurricane developments by offering a unique focus on how hurricanes are tracked and studied by today's technologies.