Examines the causes of floods, their effects on the environment and people's lives, their benefits, and the ways in which they can be predicted, prevented, or contained.
Deadly Disasters (Deadly Disasters)
Find fascinating information about each natural disaster in the series as they are presented in pop-out text: -- Guess What? tells amazing facts, such as the strange objects that were seen flying through the air during a tornado! -- Disaster Detective gives the reader something to explore or research -- Read All About It! gives historical facts and newspaper reports -- Try This are simple experiments based on the science of the disaster This book discusses how floods, monsoons, and tsunamis occu...
Catastrophes, both natural and man-made, have the power to destroy thousands of lives very quickly. Both as they unfold and in the aftermath, these forces of nature astonish the rest of the world with their incredible devastation and magnitude. In these ten riveting chapters about well-known disasters such as the great Chicago fire, the sinking of the Titanic, and hurricane Katrina, Brenda Guiberson explores the causes and effects as well as the local and global reverberations. Highlighted with...
Best Friends (All Aboard Science Reader: Level 1 (Paperback)) (All Aboard Science Reader: Level 1 (Pb))
by Roberta Edwards
Shakes and Quakes Natural Disasters that Change the Earth Science Book 5th Grade Children's Earth Sciences Books
Shakes and Quakes Natural Disasters that Change the Earth Science Book 5th Grade Children's Earth Sciences Books
Top 10 Worst Floods (Nature's Ultimate Disasters)
by Louise A Spilsbury and Richard Spilsbury
The 1970s (Decades of the 20th and 21st Centuries)
by Stephen Feinstein
This book is suitable for ages 8-10. Dramatic full-color photos of eruptions such as Mount St. Helens help show how volcanoes are created, different kinds of eruptions and cone formations, and why tsunamis often follow.
InundaciĆ³n (Flood) (Pedacitos Primeros Lectores: Que Desastre!)
by M Jean Greenlaw
Investigating Earthquakes (Investigating Natural Disasters)
by Elizabeth Elkins
Dangerous landslides. Collapsed buildings. Blazing fires. The violent shaking of earthquakes can cause a devastating amount of damage in a short time. Get an up-close look at how these catastrophes form and learn about some of history's worst earthquakes.
The 2000-2002 Forest Fires in the Western United States
by Katherine White