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Books in Earth in Action series

  • Earthquakes

    Carla Mooney

    Library Binding (Core Library, Sept. 1, 2013)
    Life on Earth is never boring. What actually happens when Earth unleashes its fury? This title gives you an up-close look at the power of our planet. With well-researched, clearly written informational text, primary sources with accompanying questions, charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, and maps, multiple prompts, and more, youll know all you need to know about avalanches! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
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  • Tornadoes

    Dale-Marie Bryan

    Paperback (Core Library, Aug. 1, 2013)
    Discusses the causes of tornadoes, how scientists predict and study them, and some of history's deadliest and most destructive tornadoes.
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  • Tsunamis

    Jennifer Swanson

    Library Binding (Core Library, Aug. 1, 2013)
    Life on Earth is never boring. What actually happens when Earth unleashes its fury? This title gives you an up-close look at the power of our planet. With well-researched, clearly written informational text, primary sources with accompanying questions, charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, and maps, multiple prompts, and more, youll know all you need to know about tsunamis! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
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  • Avalanches

    Wendy Lanier

    Library Binding (Core Library, Sept. 1, 2013)
    Life on Earth is never boring. What actually happens when Earth unleashes its fury? This title gives you an up-close look at the power of our planet. With well-researched, clearly written informational text, primary sources with accompanying questions, charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, and maps, multiple prompts, and more, youll know all you need to know about earthquakes! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
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  • Hurricanes

    Joanne Mattern

    Library Binding (Core Library, Aug. 1, 2013)
    Life on Earth is never boring. What actually happens when Earth unleashes its fury? This title gives you an up-close look at the power of our planet. With well-researched, clearly written informational text, primary sources with accompanying questions, charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, and maps, multiple prompts, and more, youll know all you need to know about hurricanes! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
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  • Wildfires

    Rebecca Rowell

    Paperback (Core Library, Aug. 1, 2013)
    Explores wildfires, including how and why they occur, how to prevent them, and their effect on the environment.
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  • Hurricanes

    Joanne Mattern

    Paperback (Core Library, Aug. 1, 2013)
    Discusses the causes of hurricanes, how scientists predict and study them, and some of history's deadliest and most destructive hurricanes.
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  • Deserts

    Tom Mariner

    Library Binding (Marshall Cavendish Corp, Sept. 1, 1989)
    Explores the physical character of the world's deserts, discussing how they are formed, their inhabitants, and their actual and potential wealth.
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  • Mountains

    Tom Mariner

    Library Binding (Marshall Cavendish Corp, Sept. 1, 1989)
    Explores the physical character of the world's mountains, discussing how they are formed, their plants and animals, and the need to care for our mountains.
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  • Rivers

    Tom Mariner

    Library Binding (Marshall Cavendish Corp, Sept. 1, 1989)
    An introduction to the rivers of the world, how they begin, how they shape the land, and the life they support.
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  • The Carbon Cycle

    Diane Dakers

    Paperback (Crabtree Publishing Company, Oct. 31, 2014)
    "Readers will discover that the natural element carbon is found in all living things, including people. This fascinating book explains how the Earth's supply of carbon moves among Earth's oceans, atmosphere, ecosystem, and geosphere in a process called the carbon cycle. Accessible text and detailed images help explain such processes as photosynthesis, respiration, and decomposition. Feature boxes highlight examples of the ways in which human activity, such as burning fossil fuels, releases too much carbon dioxide into the air disrupting the balance of the carbon cycle. Readers are encouraged to find ways to take action and find solutions"--
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  • Earth's Water Cycle

    Diane Dakers

    Paperback (Crabtree Publishing Company, Oct. 1, 2014)
    Essential to life, water can be found in different forms all around us. This important book explains how the Earths supply of water moves from bodies of water, to the atmosphere, and to land in a process called the water cycle . Accessible text and detailed images help explain such processes as transpiration, evaporation, condensation, and precipitation, as well as the important roles of sunlight and gravity in the water cycle. Feature boxes highlight examples of the ways in which human activity creates shortages of clean water and interferes with the water cycle. Readers are encouraged to find ways to take action and find solutions.
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