Hurricanes
On Sale: 06/26/2007
Hurricanes
On Sale: 06/26/2007
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About the Book
Takes young readers on an in-depth exploration of one of the most awe-inspiring and devastating events in nature: hurricanes.
This dramatic nonfiction picture book is intensified through arresting full-color photographs and satellite images.
Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon explains what hurricanes are and how they develop; what storm surges are; and the basics of forecasting and precautions that families should take.
Booklist commented: "This is unsurpassed for kindling interest in a scientific subject and communicating an understanding of its scope and significance."
Product Details
- ISBN: 9780061170713
- ISBN 10: 0061170712
- Imprint: HarperCollins
- On Sale: 06/26/2007
- Pages: 32
- List Price:12.50 CAD
- Ages: 6 to 10
- BISAC1 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Environmental Science & Ecosystems
- BISAC2 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / Weather
- BISAC3 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Disasters
- BISAC4 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Physics
- BISAC5 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Experiments & Projects
- BISAC6 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / Geography
- BISAC7 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.)
- BISAC8 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General
- BISAC9 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / Activity Books
- BISAC10 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / History of Science
