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Books in Disasters Up Close series

  • Tornadoes

    Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods

    Paperback (Lernerclassroom, Jan. 1, 2007)
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  • Floods

    Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Dec. 28, 2006)
    Describes what causes floods, how they do damage, and what relief efforts are involved in cleaning up the devastation they cause, and covers major floods that have happened since 1889.
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  • Hurricanes

    Mary B. Woods, Michael Woods

    Paperback (LernerClassroom, Jan. 1, 2007)
    What if whipping winds and a wall of water descended on your neighborhood? As one of Earth’s fiercest natural disasters, hurricanes can demolish buildings, uproot whole trees, even wipe out entire communities. The rushing water of the storm surge also carries away cars and rubble. With dramatic images and first-hand survivor stories―plus the latest facts and figures―this book takes you inside the destruction of hurricanes.
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  • Disasters at Sea

    Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Dec. 15, 2007)
    Describes maritime disasters, discussing such causes as bad weather, equipment failure, and human error, and provides facts, figures, and eyewitness accounts of notable shipwrecks and accidents at sea.
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  • Volcanoes

    Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Aug. 15, 2006)
    Describes what volcanoes are and how they form, explains why they can cause the damage they do, and describes the aftermath of several significant volcanoes from the past two centuries.
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  • Avalanches

    Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Dec. 28, 2006)
    Explains what avalanches are and how they occur, describes the destruction they can cause and the rescue efforts often used to find people in the snow, and provides a history of major avalanches the have occurred since prehistoric times.
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  • Tsunamis

    Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods

    Paperback (Lernerclassroom, Jan. 1, 2007)
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  • Floods

    Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods

    Paperback (Lernerclassroom, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Floods (Disasters Up Close) [Jan 01, 2007] Woods, Michael and Woods, Mary B.
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  • Environmental Disasters

    Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods

    Paperback (Lernerclassroom, Sept. 1, 2007)
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  • Space Disasters

    Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Dec. 15, 2007)
    Describes space disasters, discussing such causes as human error and mechanical failure, and provides facts, figures, and eyewitness accounts of notable disasters and their effect upon space exploration.
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  • Space Disasters

    Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods

    Paperback (Lernerclassroom, Sept. 1, 2007)
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  • Air Disasters

    Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods

    Paperback (Lernerclassroom, Sept. 1, 2007)
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