TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 It’s a Flood 4 CHAPTER 2 Deadly Floods 12 CHAPTER 3 Staying Safe 18 ACTIVITIES TOOLS Try This 22 Glossary 23 Index 24 To Learn More 24 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 IT’S A FLOOD Imagine you live near a river in Iowa It is early spring The air is getting warmer Snow is melting quickly CHAPTER 1 Then it starts to rain It rains and rains Streams fill up fast They dump into rivers The rivers get higher and higher 
