| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
72 pages : color illustrations 29 cm. |
| Series |
DK eyewitness guides |
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DK eyewitness books |
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DK eyewitness guides.
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DK eyewitness books.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Dynamic planet -- Restless earth -- What is a tsunami? -- Wave power -- Walls of water -- A drowned world -- Recovery begins -- Tsunami warnings -- Earth shakes -- Surviving a quake -- Mighty volcanoes -- Rivers of fire -- Landslides and avalanches -- Earth's atmosphere -- Wild weather -- Hurricane force -- Battling the wind -- Hurricane Katrina -- Twisting tornadoes -- Flood alert -- Raging waters -- Drought and famine -- Wildfire -- Fighting fires -- Climate change -- Unnatural disasters -- Infectious diseases -- Epidemic -- Future disasters -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more. |
| Summary |
Describes a wide range of natural disasters including earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, volcanoes, landslides, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and epidemics. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature.
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Natural disasters.
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| Genre/Form |
Picture books for children -- Juvenile literature.
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| ISBN |
0756620724 hardcover |
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9780756620721 hardcover |
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0756620732 library binding |
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9780756620738 library binding |
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9781405313421 |
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1405313420 |
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