Learn interesting and important facts about hurricanes, including how they form, how the weather service tracks them, how you can be prepared and what to expect after a hurricane, through this list of recommended books for kids age 4 to 13.
Ages 4 to 8
Our Roof is Blue/Nuestro Techo es Azul (2023)
(Available in English and Spanish)
by Sara E. Echenique
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
The Coquies Still Sing/Los Coquíes Aún Cantan (2022)
(Available in English and Spanish)
by Karina Nicole González
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
How Does A Hurricane Form? (2022)
by Megan Cooley Peterson
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Hurricanes (2022)
by Gloria Golkar
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Disaster Zone: Hurricanes (2021)
by Carl Meister
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Maxy Survives the Hurricane: Maxy Sobrevive el Huracán (2021)
by Ricia Anne Chansky
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Little Cloud: The Science of a Hurricane (2020)
by Johanna Wagstaffe
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Hurricane Watch (2015)
by Melissa Stewart
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Ready, Set, Wait! What Animals Do Before a Hurricane (2010)
by Patti Zelch
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Hurricanes!/¡Huracanes!
(Available in English and Spanish)
by Gail Gibbons
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Hurricane Hunters! Riders on the Storm (2006)
by Chris L. Demarest
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Hurricane Wolf (2006)
by Diane Paterson
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Sergio and the Hurricane (2000)
by Alexandra Wallner
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane (1995)
by Joanna Cole
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Ages 7 to 10
Sejal Sinha Battles Superstorms (2023)
by Maya Prasad
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
All About Hurricanes (2021)
by Cody Crane
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Preparing For a Hurricane = Preparandonos para un Huracane (2019)
by Coral Martincavage
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Ranger in Time: Hurricane Katrina Rescue (2018)
by Kate Messner
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Hurricane Heroes in Texas (Magic Treehouse #30)(2018)
by Mary Pope Osbourne
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Judy Moody & Stink: The Big Bad Blackout (2014)
by Meagan McDonald
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Inside Hurricanes (2010)
by Mary Kay Carson
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Eye of the Storm: a Book About Hurricanes/El Ojo de la Tormenta
(Available in English and Spanish)
By Rick Thomas
Reserve at Broward County Libraries (English)
Reserve at Broward County Libraries (Spanish)
Ages 8 to 13
The Deadliest Hurricanes Then and Now (2022)
by Deborah Hopinkson
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
The Whirlwind World of Hurricanes with Max Axiom, Super Scientist (2020)
by Katherine E. Krohn
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
How to Survive a Hurricane (2019)
by Kenny Abdo
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Storm Blown (2019)
by Nick Courage
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Hammered by Hurricanes (2018)
by Melissa Rae Shofner
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
How Could We Harness a Hurricane? (2017)
by Vicki Cobb
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Hero: Hurricane Rescue (2017)
by Jennifer Li Shotz
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Storm Runners (Books 1 and 2) (2011)
by Roland Smith
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Hurricanes – Earth’s Mightiest Storms (1996)
by Patricia Lauber
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Ages 12 and Older
Hurricane & Tornado (2021)
by Jack Challoner (2021)
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Eye of the Storm: NASA, Drones, and the Race to Crack the Hurricane Code (2017)
by Amy E. Cherrix
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans (2015)
by Don Brown
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
Hurricane Force: In the Path of America's Deadliest Storms (2007)
by Joseph B. Treaster
Reserve at Broward County Libraries
These books can be found at bookstores and online.
*Available at a Broward County Library branch near you, Broward.org/Library.
