Kingfisher Knowledge: Hurricanes, Tsunamis, and Other Natural Disasters - Hardcover

Langley, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0753459752 ISBN 13: 9780753459751

Publisher: Kingfisher, 2006

Synopsis

Explore the most catastrophic natural events that have shocked the world since history began -- monster waves, avalanches, brush fires, earthquakes, floods, and terrifying tornadoes. Bursting with action-packed photographs and digital illustrations, this title looks at all aspects of natural disasters, including how rescue teams operate and how experts are using cutting-edge technology to try to predict and prevent disasters in the future.

About this title

About the Author:

Andrew Langley is the author of many reference books for children. He lives inBath, England.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 4-8–In a largely pictorial style, this volume covers the causes and impacts of natural disasters. Four chapters, each divided into roughly half a dozen double-page sections, cover earthquakes and tsunamis; volcanoes; storms, floods, and snow; and droughts, fires, and diseases. Chapters all end with a half-page summary of the main ideas as well as short lists of print and Web resources, definitions, and places to go for exhibits. The information is current and correct, but the text, while clearly written, is secondary to the pictorial material that dominates the book. Clear color photographs, the occasional period photo, and maps are all well situated. Due to the overlap in some sections, material is occasionally repeated–location of tectonic plates, for example. One photograph of a victim of the explosion of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79 is used twice in the same chapter. While not as detailed as Luke Thompson's Tsunamis (Children's Press, 2000) or Karen Magnuson Beil's Fire in Their Eyes (Harcourt, 1999), this book does provide a decent introduction to underlying causes and immediate effects. It is, as well, excellent browsing fare.–Ann Welton, Helen B. Stafford Elementary, Tacoma, WA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Kingfisher
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0753459752
• ISBN 13: 9780753459751
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 63