Superstorm Sandy
By: Lynn Peppas
Series: Disaster alert!; Disaster alert
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780778711933; 9780778711957; 9781427189424; 9781427189400
Subjects: Hurricane Sandy, 2012; Hurricane Sandy (2012) fast (OCoLC)fst01896399; Juvenile literature; Pictorial works
Description: "By the time Sandy had hit New York City on October 22, 2012, it had left a trail of death and destruction across the Caribbean and the eastern seaboard of the United States. Affecting 24 U.S. states, Sandy is the second-costliest superstorm in United States history. This informative book follows the timeline of the superstorm and features personal accounts by those who experienced the destruction in many New York City and New Jersey neighborhoods. Topics include: - how Superstorm Sandy developed - the response by state and federal relief agencies - the effects on air travel, subway transit, electricity, and the New York Stock Exchange - the recovery and rebuilding"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.

008-011.

Grade 4-6.
Table of contents: title: What is a hurricane?; title: How Sandy formed; title: Preparing for Sandy; title: Flooding; title: Supersizing Sandy; title: Sand and snow; title: Landfall: New Jersey; title: Sea Bright devastation; title: Coastal damage; title: Inland floods; title: Landfall: New York City; title: NYC's transit system; title: Long Island; title: Breezy Point, Queens; title: Red Hook, Brooklyn; title: Manhattan hospitals; title: Staten Island; title: Staten Island help; title: Rebuilding after Sandy; title: Future superstorms.