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Anatomy of a Flood
Terri Lynn Dougherty
Paperback (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2011)Flash floods that strike without warning. Storm surges that rise 16 feet. Tsunamis that barrel toward the coast at 500 miles per hour. Floods are some of the costliest and deadliest natural disasters. Learn about the amazing force of floods, some of the worst floods ever to occur, and what you can do to stay safe.
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Fires- Disasters
Ann Weil
Paperback (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Aug. 1, 2004)Fires can start in many different ways and spread rapidly. When a fire gets out of control, people often panic. Fire disasters described here include London Bridge, the Great Fire of London, the Morro Castle, the Great Fire of Chicago, Iroquois Theater, and Warwick.Disasters! This series of nonfiction readers will grab a students interest from the very first page! Designed with struggling readers in mind, these riveting 64-page softcover books offer short chapters on significant disasters. Each chapter is its own mini-book, which includes a timeline, key terms, and interesting facts. Fascinating black and white photographs keep the pages turning. A bibliography encourages further topical reading
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Anatomy of a Shipwreck
Sean McCollum
Paperback (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2011)When the Titanic was built, many people thought the massive ship was unsinkable. Today it rests on the ocean floor. Learn about why ships sink and how past disasters and modern technology have led to safer ships.
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Anatomy of a Tornado
Terri Lynn Dougherty
Library Binding (Capstone Press, Dec. 1, 2010)Demolished houses. Snapped trees and overturned cars. These are just a few examples of the destruction tornadoes can leave behind. With winds reaching more than 250 miles per hour, tornadoes are one of the most violent forces of nature. Get an inside look at how tornadoes form, the devastation they cause, and the cutting-edge technology forecasters are using to help keep us safe.
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Environmental Disasters- Disasters
Ann Weil
Paperback (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Aug. 1, 2004)As society moves forward technologically and scientifically, pollution wrecks the natural environment. Learn here about the tragic effects of industrial accidents such as the Great Smog of London, Love Canal, and Hanford nuclear plant, the Exxon Valdez, Chernobyl, and Bhopal.Disasters! This series of nonfiction readers will grab a students interest from the very first page! Designed with struggling readers in mind, these riveting 64-page softcover books offer short chapters on significant disasters. Each chapter is its own mini-book, which includes a timeline, key terms, and interesting facts. Fascinating black and white photographs keep the pages turning. A bibliography encourages further topical reading
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Air Disasters- Disasters
Ann Weil
Paperback (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Aug. 1, 2004)Travel by airplane Is far safer than travel by car. But airplane accidents still occur, and people on board rarely survive. Learn the true stories behind tragedies in Tenerife, the Andes Mountains, Washington, D.C., the Soviet Union, the Persian Gulf, and New York City.Disasters! This series of nonfiction readers will grab a students interest from the very first page! Designed with struggling readers in mind, these riveting 64-page softcover books offer short chapters on significant disasters. Each chapter is its own mini-book, which includes a timeline, key terms, and interesting facts. Fascinating black and white photographs keep the pages turning. A bibliography encourages further topical reading
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Hurricane Andrew
Jen Green
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 1, 2005)Looks at the course of Hurricane Andrew, which hit the southeastern United States in 1992, and describes the damage caused by the storm.
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Anatomy of a Flood
Terri Lynn Dougherty
Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2011)Flash floods that strike without warning. Storm surges that rise 16 feet. Tsunamis that barrel toward the coast at 500 miles per hour. Floods are some of the costliest and deadliest natural disasters. Learn about the amazing force of floods, some of the worst floods ever to occur, and what you can do to stay safe.
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Sea Disasters Teacher's Resource Guide- Disasters
Ann Weil
CD-ROM (Saddleback Educational Publishing, )None
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Anatomy of an Earthquake
Renée Camille Rebman
Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2010)The rumbling ground could only mean one thing: an earthquake. Learn about where and how earthquakes form, how scientists predict them, how structures are built to withstand them, and more.
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Mountain Disasters Teacher's Resource Guide- Disasters
Ann Weil
CD-ROM (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Aug. 1, 2004)The 16-page Teacher Resource Guide (TRG) available on CD provide over 100 activities and reproducible worksheets to support the books are extend students' reading skills, simply select and print the activities that you need.Disasters! This series of nonfiction readers will grab a students interest from the very first page! Designed with struggling readers in mind, these riveting 64-page softcover books offer short chapters on significant disasters. Each chapter is its own mini-book, which includes a timeline, key terms, and interesting facts. Fascinating black and white photographs keep the pages turning. A bibliography encourages further topical reading
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Deadly Storms Teacher's Resource Guide- Disasters
Ann Weil
CD-ROM (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Aug. 1, 2004)The 16-page Teacher Resource Guide (TRG) available on CD provide over 100 activities and reproducible worksheets to support the books are extend students' reading skills, simply select and print the activities that you need.Disasters! This series of nonfiction readers will grab a students interest from the very first page! Designed with struggling readers in mind, these riveting 64-page softcover books offer short chapters on significant disasters. Each chapter is its own mini-book, which includes a timeline, key terms, and interesting facts. Fascinating black and white photographs keep the pages turning. A bibliography encourages further topical reading