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  • Earthquakes

    Louise Park

    Library Binding (Black Rabbit Books, Feb. 28, 2008)
    Created especially for readers in the elementary grades, this series explains in clear terms the science and hardship of historic natural disasters, and to aid with school reports, includes a chronology, website addresses, glossary, index, and suggestions for further reading.
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  • Hurricanes and Typhoons

    Jacqueline Dineen

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts Ltd, Aug. 29, 1991)
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  • Scary Tsunamis

    Jane Katirgis

    Paperback (Enslow Publishing, Aug. 1, 2015)
    "Discusses the science behind [tsunamis] and what to do to stay safe from them"--
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  • Hurricanes

    Catherine Chamber

    Paperback (Heinemann Educational Books - Library Division, Sept. 16, 2001)
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  • Top 10 Worst Wildfires

    Louise A Spilsbury, Richard Spilsbury

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2017)
    If a spark catches a tree branch when no one is around, do the burning leaves still make a crackling sound? In this illuminating volume, readers will learn about science and safety as they discover the ten deadliest wildfires of the past few centuries and their origins. Photographs of heroic firefighters, ferocious flames, and disastrous aftermaths will captivate even reluctant readers, while thought-provoking questions about global warming’s relationship to wildfires will inspire readers to engage in thinking critically about what they’ve learned.
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  • Droughts

    Anne Ylvisaker

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Explains why droughts occur, describes the damage this natural disaster inflicts, the difficulty in predicting them, and some of the worst droughts in history.
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  • Hurricanes and Typhoons

    Jacqueline Dineen

    Hardcover (Stargazer Books, May 1, 2004)
    Introduces tropical storms, describing how they form, what causes them to increase in strength, how they are tracked, the types of damage they cause, preventive measures that can limit their destruction, and the possible effect of global warming on their frequency and intensity.Introduces tropical storms, describing how they form, what causes them to increase in strength, how they are tracked, the types of damage they cause, preventive measures that can limit their destruction, and the possible effect of global warming on theirfrequency and intensity.
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  • Tidal Waves and Flooding

    Jane Walker

    Paperback (Aladdin Books, Aug. 16, 1995)
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  • Natural Disasters - Plagues

    Kris Hirschmann

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Oct. 31, 2001)
    This book is an overview of four types of plagues -- pestilence, swarms of harmful creatures, invading species, and crop blights -- that have afflicted humankind through the ages. The devastating impacts of history's worst plagues are discussed, as are modern plagues, mitigation efforts, and the outlook for plague control.
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  • Tornadoes

    Catherine Chambers

    Library Binding
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  • Hurricane!

    Elizabeth Raum

    Library Binding (Amicus, July 1, 2016)
    "This photo-illustrated book describes hurricanes, or as they are known in other parts of the world, cyclones and typhoons. Explains how hurricanes are formed, how they are predicted, what can be done to stay safe in areas prone to hurricanes"--
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  • Tornado!

    Elizabeth Raum

    Library Binding (Amicus, July 1, 2016)
    "This photo-illustrated book describes tornados, or as they are known in other parts of the world, cyclones. Explains how tornados are formed, how they are predicted, what can be done to stay safe in areas prone to tornados"--
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