My daughter and I enjoyed the facts in this book. I appreciate that it included different times and places. My daughter was interested in the extreme events and statistics included. It meshed perfectly with the Water science unit.
I was so surprised at how much my children liked this book. The pictures are captivating, and it was so interesting to learn about different floods. We really came away with a true respect for nature.
Great book for learning about floods. I loved that the book highlighted specific historical floods to teach about the different types of flooding that can occur, included places from all over the world.
My kids ages 5-13 all really enjoyed reading this book. It was interesting to read about floods that have happened all around the world. The pictures are fantastic! The book prompted lots of questions and discussion and left us all in awe of the power of water.
We were fascinated by the famous floods throughout the world and how humans have learned how to deal with them. My 7 year old loved the pictures and I appreciate that the book will be suitable for older readers as well as it was written with a higher level vocabulary. It’s a book that can be adapted for all ages.
From coastal areas to inner cities, overflowing waters can wreak havoc on all who experience them. Despite the hardships that come from floods, there is much to learn from these great outbreaks of water. Come along and explore some of the world’s most famous floods, the impact they have had on land and people, and the many ways they still influence our lives today.
28 pages, 8.5×5.5, full-color
This book is an optional read-aloud book for our Water and Our World science unit and is included in the optional Read-Aloud Book Pack which is suggested to accompany that unit.