| ISBN |
9780716699330 (hardback) |
| Name |
Vaughan, Jenny, 1947- author. |
| Title |
Forces of nature / writer, Jenny Vaughan ; 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 |
Dangerous forces -- What is weather? -- Water in the air -- Atmospheric pressure and wind -- Storms -- Earth's climates -- Why climates vary -- Climate and the environment -- Ocean currents -- Seasons -- Unseasonable weather -- Climate change -- Global warming and extreme weather -- Earth's layers -- Volcanoes -- Earthquakes -- Induced earthquakes -- Tsunamis -- Landslides, mudslides, and avalanches -- Lake overturns -- Microorganisms -- Bacteria and viruses -- Parasites and fungi -- Globalization and the spread of disease. |
| Summary |
"A survey of the forces of weather, geology, and disease that can cause natural disasters. Describes how human activity, such as pollution and globalisation, can affect these forces of nature"-- |
| Target audience note |
Age 5-11. |
| Subjects |
Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature |
| Climatology -- Juvenile literature |
| Force and energy -- Juvenile literature |
| Diseases -- Juvenile literature |
| Other Names |
Chabluk, Stefan illustrator. |
| Series |
World Book's library of natural disasters |
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