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Disasters / David Burnie ; [illustrator, Tim Loughhead].

Burnie, David. (Author). Loughhead, Tim, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Takes a close-up look at some of nature's biggest disasters including tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, volcacnic eruptions, floods, tsunamis, wildfires, and pandemics.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780545479738
  • ISBN: 0545479738
  • ISBN: 9781407136530
  • ISBN: 1407136534
  • Physical Description: 103 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes access to a digital companion book.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disastrous weather -- Unstable earth -- Troubled waters -- How people cause disasters -- The threat from space.
Target Audience Note:
IG1030L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.1 3 164338.
Subject: Disasters > Juvenile literature.
Natural disasters > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 4 of 5 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at De Soto.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
De Soto Public Library J 363.34 BURNIE David (Text) 33858000086214 Juvenile Non-Fiction Checked out 01/12/2024

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Disasters
Disasters
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Disasters


Comprehensive modern reference books for expert readers. In this exciting addition to Scholastic's Discover More series, follow a tornado chaser into the heart of a storm, track the path taken by a hurricane as it sweeps the Ocean, or find out which natural disaster is the world's worst killer. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrations show how natural disasters occur and the destruction they wreak. Timelines show events unfolding minute-by-minute or hour-by-hour. Read eyewitness accounts from people who have lived to tell the tale and mindblowing, up-to-the minute facts and figures.

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