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Hurricane Katrina and the Flooding of New Orleans

A Cause-and-Effect Investigation

by Mary K. Pratt
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In August 2005, a massive hurricane hit New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast. Levees created to protect New Orleans from flooding failed, and water rushed into the city. Some stranded residents waited days in horrible conditions for rescue to arrive. More than a thousand people died, and thousands more lost their homes. Could anyone have prevented these losses? To understand the impact of a disaster, you must understand its causes. How did Hurricane Katrina turn into a monster storm? How did poor planning contribute to the scope of the disaster? Investigate the disaster from a cause-and-effect perspective and find out!

  • Creators

  • Series

    Cause-and-Effect Disasters

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 1, 2016

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781512421231

    • PDF ebook

      • ISBN: 9781512411287
      • File size: 13805 KB
    Kindle restrictions

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.7
    • Lexile® Measure: 870
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 4

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      November 1, 2016

      Gr 4-6-Human error can turn already dangerous situations and natural disasters into catastrophic events. Each book summarizes the topic incident from beginning to end and explains how public reaction triggered changes, such as stricter building codes after the Great Chicago Fire and a new federal weather bureau after the Blizzard of 1888. Concluding summary spreads use arrows to link together causes and effects for the disasters. Text averages about three long paragraphs per page, which allows for adequate background and detail without being too gratuitous, gory, or sensational. A major strength is the combination of large photos and high-quality maps, graphs, and charts that depict the magnitude of the disasters. There is no shortage of coverage about most of these topics, but the well-done narratives and images will help students understand the impact of each disaster on history.

      Copyright 2016 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • PDF ebook
Kindle restrictions

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.7
  • Lexile® Measure:870
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:4

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