Environmental Disaster Alert! Contributor(s): Challen, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0778716139 ISBN-13: 9780778716136 Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: Young readers will be excited by this spectacular series that puts them right in the center of natural disasters. Each book explains the science behind the forces in nature that create such catastrophic events as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards. Humans are sometimes to blame for catastrophic influences on the world's air, water, soil and natural resources. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecosystems - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - General |
Dewey: 363.34 |
LCCN: 2004013056 |
Lexile Measure: 1190 |
Series: Disaster Alert! (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.16" H x 8.32" W x 10.66" (0.38 lbs) 32 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 83668 Reading Level: 8.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Intended for ages 7-14, this book probes the causes and effects of greenhouse gases, acid rain, oil spills, air pollution, and other human-caused disasters. Topics include: the human activities that cause the destruction of the ozone layer, and the results of this damage; methods used to recover from environmental disasters; and more. |