Nature Unleashed: Hurricanes
Published on 13. April 2017
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-4451-5395-7 (ISBN)
Description
Natural disasters devastate communities. They reshape the landscape and can alter people's ways of life in an area for years after the event. Learn all about the 10 worst hurricanes in this book from the Great Galveston Hurricane in Texas, USA in 1900 to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in 2013.
This series explores the world's top ten worst recorded disasters, explaining how and why they happen and where in the world they have taken place. The series also invites the reader to examine what they have learnt about natural disasters and to apply that knowledge by answering critical thinking questions at the end of each book. Perfect for readers aged 9 and up.
This series explores the world's top ten worst recorded disasters, explaining how and why they happen and where in the world they have taken place. The series also invites the reader to examine what they have learnt about natural disasters and to apply that knowledge by answering critical thinking questions at the end of each book. Perfect for readers aged 9 and up.
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Series
Edition
Illustrated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Edition type
Illustrated edition
Dimensions
Height: 287 mm
Width: 217 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
378 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4451-5395-7 (9781445153957)
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Persons
Award-winning author Louise Spilsbury, who also writes under the name Louise Kay Stewart, has written over 250 books for young people on a wide range of exciting subjects. She loves writing children's books as it gives her the chance to keep learning about new stuff. She lives and works near the coast in South Devon and loves to walk on the beach and swim in the sea after work. Louise won The English Association Margaret Mallett Award for Children's Non-Fiction 2019 for Rebel Voices: the rise of votes for women. Richard Spilsbury has worked in educational publishing for more than 20 years and has written on a variety of subjects, from climate change and food and farming to art history and design.
Content
1: Wind and Storm Danger
1: Tropical Storms in Action
1: Great Galveston Hurricane, 1900
1: Typhoon Nina, 1975
1: Hurricane Katrina, 2005
1: Typhoon Bopha, 2012
1: Hurricane Mitch, 1998
1: Typhoon Tip, 1979
1: Hurricane Camille, 1969
1: Labour Day Hurricane, 1935
1: Hurricane Patricia, 2015
1: Typhoon Haiyan, 2013
1: Where in the World?
1: Glossary
1: For More Information
1: Index
1: Tropical Storms in Action
1: Great Galveston Hurricane, 1900
1: Typhoon Nina, 1975
1: Hurricane Katrina, 2005
1: Typhoon Bopha, 2012
1: Hurricane Mitch, 1998
1: Typhoon Tip, 1979
1: Hurricane Camille, 1969
1: Labour Day Hurricane, 1935
1: Hurricane Patricia, 2015
1: Typhoon Haiyan, 2013
1: Where in the World?
1: Glossary
1: For More Information
1: Index