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2) Terremoto
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Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Español
Description
En esta introducción cautivadora a terremotos, los lectores tempranos serán limpiados en el texto dramático que describe los primeros signos de un terremoto, su poder destructivo, y, el más importantemente, como quedarse la caja fuerte de este repentino y desastre natural a menudo violento.
3) Inundación
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Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Español
Description
Un río cercano se hincha hasta su desbordamiento de bancos. El echar agua se levanta sobre la tierra, quitando lavando caminos y edificios. En esta introducción cautivadora a inundaciones, los lectores tempranos serán limpiados en el texto dramático que describe los primeros signos de una inundación, su poder destructivo, y el más importantemente, como quedarse la caja fuerte de los echares agua que se precipitan de una inundación.
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English
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Discover the awesome power of nature in this visual guide to the dynamic natural phenomena across our planet. Become an eyewitness to the weird and wonderful ways of our world, from tsunamis to tornadoes, and discover nature's awesome potential with this Eyewitness guide. See how earthquakes, floods and hurricanes affect what lies in their path, and what measures we can use to protect ourselves from Mother Nature. Follow the journey of some of the...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Discover the power of the weather in this full-color introduction to natural disasters for kids ages 7 to 10 that explores the science behind earthquakes, volcanoes, storms, wildfires, and tornadoes with STEM projects and real-world connections!
8) Droughts
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Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text explore the science behind how droughts form, where they most commonly occur, and how people can best stay safe during one.
9) Weather
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Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Go with the flow and take a piece of the pie in this exciting real-life series. Explore topics such as the weather, animals, oceans, and plants and use our Smart Charts to see the world by numbers. How much rain falls in the UK every year? Which animals eat the most-and sleep the least? How many people ride the New York Subway every day? Get data-driven answers to all this and more in this colorful and engaging series.
10) What are floods?
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Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Heavy rains can quickly turn into a dangerous flood. River, lake, and ocean levels rise rapidly. Levees break and water rushes in. Find out the safest place to be and how to prepare when rushing water is heading your way.
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: From Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins comes an in-depth look at the world's natural disasters, broken down into four distinct categories: earth, weather, life, and space. From timelines of causes and outcomes of each disaster, graphs highlighting humans' effect on the earth, and a text teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate information ready for readers to easily devour, Disasters by the Numbers...
12) The science of natural disasters: the devastating truth about volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Learn about different natural disasters and what causes them.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Stay safe in the storm! Make reading your superpower with DK s beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about surviving natural disasters - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Built to Survive Natural Disasters is a beautifully designed reader all about ingenious ways to make buildings safe in the face of fires, floods, quakes and more. The engaging text has been carefully...
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Get expert insights from National Geographic explorer and volcanologist Arianna Soldati in this lava-hot book, exploding with the most up-to-date geological intel straight from the field. Plunge deep beneath Earth's crust to find out how volcanoes form. Get up close to clouds of ash and molten lava. Learn about the biggest, most extreme volcanic eruptions to date. On the hunt for incredible volcanoes, you'll travel around the globe, dive into the...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Over the last half-billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. Adapting from her New York Times-bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning adult nonfiction, Elizabeth Kolbert explores the Anthropocene...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Publisher Annotation: ANIMALS. SURVIVORS. HEROES. The author of the New York Times bestselling I Survived series shares four thrilling true stories of animals who have faced disaster-and come through. You'll meet courageous animals and also inspiring humans who show how we can help protect the creatures who share our precious Earth.
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: In 1865, the Civil War was winding down and the country was reeling from Lincoln's assassination. Thousands of Union soldiers, released from Confederate POW camps, were to be transported home on the steamboat Sultana. With a profit to be made, the captain rushed repairs to the boat so the soldiers wouldn't find transportation elsewhere. More than 2,000 passengers boarded in Vicksburg, Mississippi . . . on a boat with a capacity...
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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The energy released when volcanoes erupt, engines combust, or bombs explode both thrills and fascinates people. But this power also kills. Eruptions and Explosions: Real Tales of Violent Outbursts recounts the history of five blowups that continued to rattle the world long after the smoke had cleared and embers cooled. For example, in 1815, a mountain in Indonesia called Tambora erupted. This volcano unleashed a monstrous cloud of ash and gas into...
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