Landslides, mudslides, & avalanches / Liz Miles.
"A discussion of landslides, mudslides, and avalanches, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant landslides and avalanches from history"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780716699378
- ISBN: 0716699370
- Physical Description: 55 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm.
- Edition: 3rd edition.
- Publisher: Chicago, IL : World Book, Inc., [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes glossary and index.At head of title: Library of natural disasters.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Mass movement -- Landslides -- What is a landslide? -- Types of landslides -- China, 1920 -- What causes a landslide? -- What happens during a landslide? -- Landslide effects -- Alaska, 1964 -- Avoiding landslides -- Submarine landslides -- Mudslides -- What is a mudslide? -- Gansu mudslide of 2010 -- Devastating volcanic mudslides -- Rain-induced landslides -- Vargas mudslides of 1999 -- Mudslide in Oso, Washington -- Avalanches -- What is an avalanche? -- Why do avalanches happen? -- The Alps, 1999 -- What happens during an avalanche? -- The effects of avalanches -- Stevens Pass, 1910 -- Avalanche prevention and rescue -- Everest avalanches of 2014 and 2015.
- Target Audience Note:
- Ages 5-11.1140L Lexile
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- Subject:
- Landslides > Juvenile literature.
Mudslides > Juvenile literature.
Avalanches > Juvenile literature.
Natural disasters > Juvenile literature.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | J363.349 MIL (Text) | 36015000054078 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
