Showing results for "Storm Child" in Animals & Nature

Hail the size of golf balls drops from the sky. Strong winds send cars sailing through the air as if they were small toys. Most people look for cover when severe weather threatens. But storm chasers do the opposite - they look for the storms! Find out why these daredevils take the risk, what they’ve learned about severe weather, and the gear they use to stay safe.

After a tornado, Nathan, Ben, and Alison find a stray dog stranded in a tree. The dog is hurt, and none of them know anything about dogs. The three friends hope they'll be able to save the lonely dog. But is someone else out to trap the missing mutt?

In this Pebble Emerge book, explore the reasons many people are afraid of storms and discover simple tips for facing this fear safely. Reassuring facts provide the knowledge young listeners need to face their fear of storms.

Describes the process of how hurricanes can form. Also includes explanations of tropical storms and a storm surge.

Would you rather chase a tornado or a hurricane? In this fun-filled nonfiction title, young listeners will face tough decisions about surviving in a storm. Listeners will sharpen their decision-making skills with more than a dozen thought-provoking questions about storm chasing.

Llega una gran tormenta desde el mar. ¡Es un huracán! Descubre cómo se forman estas enormes tormentas y qué sucede cuando llegan a la costa.

Welcome back to Storm Cliff Stables! Ainsley, Cassidy, Khadija, and Ryleigh, the Four Horsekateers, can’t wait to start their next summer at horse camp. Through funny, realistic dialogue, readers get to know each of the girls’ distinct personalities and the unique horses they care for. Whether dreaming of the Olympics, sharing culture and tradition with her campmates, striving to reach personal goals at Storm Cliff, or hiding a major secret of her own, these girls bring out the best in each other as their friendships grow.

With his mother missing and his father dead, 12-year-old Flip's new home is a remote storm-tossed Dutch island. Menaced by the local bullies and with a shadowy mute girl as his only friend, Flip tries to adapt to life on his uncle's farm - but his whole life changes when a sunken transport ship leaves a drowning stallion floundering in the waves.

Wendy Thorup bor på Lindehøj Stutteri og Ridecenter, som hendes forældre ejer i udkanten af Ansbøl. Wendy har netop kvalificeret sig til et stort militarystævne sammen med sin hvide hoppe Penny. Alt ser ud til at gå, som det skal, lige indtil en voldsom storm rammer Lindehøj og raserer gården og sårer flere af hestene, heriblandt Joy. Værst går det dog ud over Wendys elskede bedstemor, som bliver begravet under en sammenstyrtet bygning, og hun ligger nu i koma. Det rygtes snart, at Lindehøj er i krise, og kunderne begynder at svigte.

When a forty-seven-foot sailboat disappears in the Gulf Stream in the throes of a disastrous storm, it leaves behind three weary passengers struggling to stay alive. This middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction book tells the story of the four intrepid Coast Guardsmen who braved this ruthless storm in the hopes of saving them. A spellbinding tale of courage and survival from the author of The Finest Hours.

Pishi was a huge manta ray fish. Normally he would swim in the Indian Ocean, but one day he was caught in a big storm. Wounded and far from home, help came from an unexpected corner. Dive into this book for a dramatic story of the day the storm raged in the Indian Ocean.

Lei's fed up – she still hasn't found out what her unicorn magic is. But when Lei, Cora and Isabelle arrive back in Blossom Wood, there's a bigger problem. A summer storm is pouring down and everywhere is being flooded! Will it ever stop raining – and will Lei find out her magical power?

Het spannende tiende avontuur van Superjuffie! Het is eindelijk zover: feest op De Inktvis! De school waar juf Josje werkt, bestaat 125 jaar en dat wordt groots gevierd. Iedereen heeft er zin in en niets lijkt een fantastisch feest in de weg te staan. Juf Josje heeft meester Snor moeten beloven 'geen gedoe' met dieren te veroorzaken op het jubileum. Nog geen kip mag de school in. Maar de avond van tevoren is het noodweer en een deel van het dierenasiel stort in. De dieren in het asiel kunnen geen kant meer op en moeten zo snel mogelijk daar weg.

Ray is getting used to life as Rainbow Grey—she now has ALL the magical weather powers at her fingertips, although she hasn’t quite mastered them yet! When all of the cloud creatures start disappearing—including Ray’s own beloved cloud cat, Nim—Ray and her friends have a mystery to solve. Ray is sure that a dark magic is behind the disappearances. Can she work out what is going on before cloud magic is lost forever and Earth is destroyed by the ultimate storm?

Embark on a heartwarming journey with Sammy, a little squirrel who learns a big lesson about bravery and friendship in this enchanting children's audiobook, beautifully recorded with music and sound. Sammy and the Storm follows the adventures of a young squirrel who loves to explore, play, and collect acorns. But when storms roll in, Sammy finds himself feeling afraid. Through an unexpected encounter, Sammy discovers the true meaning of courage and the power of helping others.

Cozy up for a rainy-day listen and explore the prairie ecosystem through its ever-changing weather. Each month features a storm typical of that season and a prairie animal who must shelter, hide, escape, or endure those storms. Told in lyrical prose, this story is a celebration of the grasslands that dominate the center of American lands and the animals that live there.

Through the eyes and words of survivors and victims alike, as well as the careful research for which Newberry Honor Award winner Jim Murphy is known, listeners will experience one of the most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history and understand why and how life in the United States was forever changed.

Acurrúcate en un día lluvioso a leer y explorar los ecosistemas de la pradera través de su clima y los cambios por los que atraviesa. En cada mes se destaca una tomenta típica de la estación y un animal de la pradera, que debe buscar refugio, esconderse, escapar o aguantar esas tormentas. Narrada en prosa lírica, esta historia es una celebración de las praderas que dominan el centro del territorio americano y de los animales que viven ahí.

Ein kleines Kätzchen mit Zauberkräften als Freund für alle Fälle! Sadie kann es gar nicht erwarten, bei der Zirkusschule mitzumachen! Leider ist ihre beste Freundin Jenny davon nicht sonderlich begeistert. Doch dann findet Sadie ein einsames Kätzchen und mit ein bisschen Magie wird die Zirkusvorstellung zu einem unvergesslichen Erlebnis.

Jemma träumt davon, sich bei der Schauspielschule zu bewerben. Sie möchte später damit viel Geld verdienen, um nicht länger in ärmlichen Verhältnissen leben zu müssen. Doch hat sie für das Vorsingen auch den nötigen Mut? Dann taucht ein kleines cremeweißes Kätzchen in ihrem Leben auf und die Dinge nehmen eine zauberhafte Wendung.