Status
Available
Local notes
363.34 Wat
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Publication
DK CHILDREN (2012), Edition: Revised, 72 pages
Description
"Become an eyewitness to the weird and wonderful ways of our world, from tsunamis to tornadoes, and discover nature's awesome potential with this Eyewitness guide. See how earthquakes, floods and hurricanes affect what lies in their path, and what measures we can use to protect ourselves from Mother Nature. Follow the journey of some of the most catastrophic disasters, and witness the rescue operations that followed. Learn, too, about the equipment used to predict natural disasters, from tsunami magnitude to the earthquake Richter scale and how studies help predict hurricanes, prevent avalanches, control wildfires, and survive earthquakes."-- Amazon.
Subjects
Awards
Parents' Choice Book Award (2009)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
72 p.; 11.35 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member aprilmcmullen
Natural Disasters is an non fiction book, it tells and give u details about many natrual disasters. The book covers earthquakes to epidemics, tells you how and why many of the worsen weather we have seen. It gives pictures and describes each and every tsunamics, volcanoes, & earthquakes.
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I enjoyed this book & would consider that everyone reads it. This could be use very helpfully aroun the fourth to the sixth grade.
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was a great book help me understand more about the weather and what it can do. This book talks about very personal events that has happen in my life, for example, Hurrican Katrina. My family was involved in it & we didnt know where they were for survival days bout thankful in the next couple of days we heard from them. I would use this book in my class because it is a very detailed book and can help understand nature.I enjoyed this book & would consider that everyone reads it. This could be use very helpfully aroun the fourth to the sixth grade.
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Pages
72