Waterfalls
Published on 30. December 2006
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-8160-6436-6 (ISBN)
Description
From Venezuela's Angel Falls, Earth's highest, to Victoria Falls, ""the smoke that thunders,"" here is an outstanding survey of the world's top 10 waterfalls. Detailing locations, sources, size, volume, and appearance, Waterfalls in addition includes material about each waterfall's geologic makeup, history, local climate, and people. Author Patricia Corrigan includes intriguing facts on other notable waterfalls, such as California's 400-foot Whiskeytown Falls, only discovered in 2005.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 12 to 17 years
Illustrations
8-page, full-colour insert with 16 full-colour photographs, 19 black-&-white photographs, 16 line drawings, further reading, web sites, glossary, index, sidebars
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 192 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
482 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8160-6436-6 (9780816064366)
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Person
Patricia Corrigan is the author of six nature books for children that explore the zoology of whales, dolphins, sharks, manatees, cougars, and beavers, and a co-author of the book Chemotherapy and Radiation for Dummies. She worked as a reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper for 23 years and now leads writing workshops as an affiliate member of the acclaimed Amherst Writers and Artists.