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9780716699323 (hardback)
Name
Oxlade, Chris
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Title
Floods / writer, Chris Oxlade ; illustrator, Stefan Chabluk.
Edition
3rd edition.
Published
Chicago, IL : World Book, [2018]
©2018
Description
55 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Contents include: What is a flood? -- The science of water -- What causes floods? -- The Mumbai monsoon of 2005 -- Flood patterns -- The Mississippi-Missouri flood of 1993 -- Colorado flooding of 2013 -- Flash floods -- The Boscastle flash flood of 2004 -- Tides and storm surges -- The Galveston Island disaster of 1900 -- Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans, 2005 -- Philippines storms and flooding of 2009 --Tsunami flooding -- Dam floods -- The Johnstown flood of 1889 -- Changing the environment -- Flood control -- Tennessee Valley flood control -- Flood prediction and rescue -- The Tangiwai disasters of 1953 -- The Australian floods of 2010 and 2011 -- Louisiana flood of 2016.
Summary
"A discussion of floods, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant flash floods and flooding events from history"--
Target audience note
Age 5-11.
Subjects
Floods -- Juvenile literature
Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature
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Chabluk, Stefan
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Series
World Book's library of natural disasters
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