RISKY BUSINESS: Storm Chaser
by Keith Elliot Greenberg
Blackbirch Press Book (1998)
Interest Level: grades 3-6
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
TYPE: Biography
Summary:
This book is a biography of Brian Taggart who is an airplane pilot and a Lieutenant Commander for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for deadly storms. He goes into dangerous storms to collect information that could help determine where and when a stom will hit.
Online Connections:
1. Author biography website: http://www.simonsays.com/content/destination.cfm?tab=1&pid=365071&agid=13
2. Weather information websites: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/storm/, http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/, and http://205.156.54.206/
Book Connections:
1. Community Helpers: Meteorologists by Sandra J. Christian, M.Ed.
2. HURRICANE HUNTERS! Riders on the Storm by Chris L. Demarest
Keyworks: air pilots, storms, hurricanes, weather
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