This book starts with discussing the danger of floods, then defines what a flood is and identifies different types of floods.  It concludes with ways to protect people and property from floods.  Simple text and color photographs make this is good choice for young readers.

Glossary contains Tier 2 academic vocabulary (absorb, bank, evacuation, raging) but not the Tier 3 domain specific vocabulary introduced in the book, specifically levee, fluvial flood, coastal flood, or flash flood.