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Avalanche and Landslide Alert! by Vanessa Walker
$15.95 AUD
Category: Science and Nature | Series: Disaster Alert! S.
Awesome and destructive forces are unleashed when soil, mud, and snow are on the move. Avalanche and Landslide Alert! looks at the causes and effects, places in danger, and how people cope with these disasters. Before and after photographs and information on famous disasters are featured.
Earthquake Alert! by Shilpa Mehta-Jones
$15.95 AUD
Category: Science and Nature | Series: Disaster Alert! | Reading Level: 8 to 11 years
This informative book has been newly revised in light of the devastating earthquakes in 2010 in Chile, Haiti, Turkey, Mexico, and China. When the earth shakes beneath your feet, the result can be dangerous and deadly. This book traces tremors and seismic waves and explains how we have prepared for the u ...Show more
Earthquake Alert! by Shilpa Mehta-Jones
$15.95 AUD
Category: Education | Series: Disaster Alert! S.
Ages 7 to 14 years. When the earth shakes beneath your feet, the result can be dangerous and deadly. This book traces tremors and seismic waves and explains how we have prepared for the unexpected quakes that rock our cities and countryside. Special mention is made of: the science of earthquakes, includ ...Show more
Enviromental Disaster by Paul Challen
$15.95 AUD
Category: Education | Series: Disaster Alert! S.
Ages 7 to 14 years. Humans are sometimes to blame for catastrophic influences on the worlds air, water, soil, and natural resources. 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 t ...Show more
Flood and Monsoon Alert! by Rachel Eagen
$15.95 AUD
Category: Education | Series: Disaster Alert! S.
Ages 7 to 14 years. From the mythological flood stories of ancient cultures to the annual flooding of Earth's mightiest rivers, water can become a raging torrent of destruction. Floods result from the heavy rains and high winds of monsoons that cause an overflow in water sources such as lakes, rivers, a ...Show more
Flood and Monsoon Alert! by Rachel Eagen
$15.95 AUD
Category: Science and Nature | Series: Disaster Alert!
Flood and Monsoon Alert! (revised, ed. 2) - PB In light of the devastating floods in 2010 in Pakistan, Brazil, the United States, and China, this informative book has been newly revised. From the mythological flood stories of ancient cultures to the annual flooding of Earth's mightiest rivers, wate ...Show more
Hurricane Katrina by Ellen Rodger
$15.95 AUD
Category: Science and Nature | Series: Disaster Alert! Ser.
Intended for ages 10-14, this timely new book examines the causes of this massive hurricane, its devastating floods, and the relief efforts to help those most effected by the disaster. Gripping images of rescues and recovery are featured along with information and illustrations of the reconstruction of ...Show more
Hurricane and Typhoon Alert! by Paul Challen
$15.95 AUD
Category: Science and Nature | Series: Disaster Alert! | Reading Level: 8 to 11 years.
In light of 2008's devastating cyclone in Myanmar (Burma) and hurricanes Fay, Gustav, and Ike in the U.S., this informative book has been newly revised. Hurricanes and typhoons are some of nature's deadliest storms. This book features the science behind these massive tropical storms and how societies ar ...Show more
Volcano Alert! by Paul Challen
$15.95 AUD
Category: Science and Nature | Series: Disaster Alert! | Reading Level: 8 to 11 years
This informative book has been newly revised in light of the massive eruption in Iceland in March 2010. The skies over a large part of the world were filled with volcanic ash, affecting weather and agriculture and disrupting travel for millions of people for several weeks.
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