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."
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."
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Hurricanes
32Paperback(Updated ed.)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780061170713 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins |
Publication date: | 06/26/2007 |
Series: | Smithsonian Institution Series |
Edition description: | Updated ed. |
Pages: | 32 |
Sales rank: | 72,465 |
Product dimensions: | 10.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.00(d) |
Age Range: | 6 - 10 Years |