Snapping-turtle guides
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The Wonders of our World Series offers young readers a lively and visually exciting introduction to the world around us and the forces at work shaping our planet and its future. Ten books in this series offer fascinating full-color photographs of examples from around the world to help illustrate:
-- the devastating impact volcanoes, extreme weather, and earthquakes can have
-- why the earth's forests and waterways are in danger of destruction
-- how the earth's powerful internal forces produce rocks and minerals from the ordinary to the dazzling
-- how mountains, deserts, and caves are formed
-- the devastating impact volcanoes, extreme weather, and earthquakes can have
-- why the earth's forests and waterways are in danger of destruction
-- how the earth's powerful internal forces produce rocks and minerals from the ordinary to the dazzling
-- how mountains, deserts, and caves are formed
Shifting faults, erupting volcanoes and even man-made constructions such as Hoover Dam have been the cause of earthquakes throughout history.
Earthquakes details:
-- the world's major fault lines
-- major earthquakes in history
-- measuring tremors
-- how to predict quakes
-- planning and building to reduce catastrophic effects