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The Science of Avalanches

Nature's Wrath: The Science Behind Natural Disasters

Library Bound Book List: $34.60 / S&L: $25.95
eBook List: $34.60 / S&L: $25.95

Reading Level: 5

Interest Level: 4-6

Product type: Library Bound Book
ISBN: 978-1-4339-8651-2
Author: Louise Spilsbury
Copyright: 2013
Language: English
Pages: 48
Trim: 8" x 10"
Dewey: 551.3
Subject: Science
Binding: Library
BISAC: JNF051000, JNF051080
Age Appropriate and Achievable Content • For Further Information Section • Timelines • Fact Boxes • Science Content • Index • Detailed Table of Contents • Glossary
Made of snow, ice, and rocks, avalanches can start in a variety of ways, including by people. Readers will explore the causes and effects of different kinds of avalanches through fact-filled and accessible content. Real-life photographs will engage readers while reinforcing the science concepts behind examples of modern, devastating avalanches. Enhanced by interesting fact boxes and timelines of real avalanches, readers will be guided through safety and disaster relief so they'll be able to act if caught out in the cold when the snow starts to fall.