Introduces floods, discussing what can cause them, the damage they can inflict, and how to survive during one.

"Describes how floods form, their effects, and how people can prepare for them"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces floods, their causes, and the damage they do; describes how scientists can determine that flooding is about to happen; and provides advice on prevention, preparation, and survival.

On a terrifically rainy day, Ben has a dream in which he and his house float by the monuments of the world, half submerged in flood water.

"The town of Stillwater has been dying--the long painful death of a town ravaged by floods and haunted by the ghosts of all who had lived there. Yet this most recent flood has brought something with it--a creature that nests among the good folks of Stillwater... and feeds off them. The children who haven't disappeared whisper the same word--'vampire.' But they're wrong. What has come to Stillwater is something much more horrific."--Back cover.

Describes the conditions that led up to the severe flooding in the Mississippi River Valley in 1993.

Finding a photograph of a mysterious woman in her adoption file, eighteen year old Lee Parker sets out on a journey that leads her to Johnston, Pennsylvania, where she learns who the woman is and her connection to the flood of 1889.

Covering the Johnstown Flood of 1889, Warren and Betsy interview an elderly survivor rather than use their time-travel device, but when they learn of the gentleman's devastating loss during the flood, they attempt to change history.