iOpener: Living Through a Natural Disaster

This book covers everything you need to know about natural disasters by focusing on a few key storms, including Cyclone Tracy and El Niño. Diagrams, fun fact boxes, and photographs bring the subject to life, while a glossary, an index, and discussion questions aid in reading comprehension.

Grade: 5
Subject: Earth Science
Genre: Nonfiction Narrative
Comprehension Skill/Strategy: Identify Cause and Effect
Diagnostic Reading Assessment (DRA): 50
Guided Reading Level: V
Lexile Level: 940L


DK’s iOpeners equip K-6 students with the skills and strategies they need to access and comprehend nonfiction so that they are not only learning to read but reading to learn. The combination of high-interest content and eye-popping photography of iOpeners brings science, math and social studies topics to life, raises student achievement in reading, and boosts standardized test scores.