| ISBN |
9780716699347 (hardback) |
| Name |
Morris, Neil author. |
| Title |
Heat waves / writer, Neil Morris ; 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 |
What is a heat wave? -- Danger to health -- What causes a heat wave? -- Europe, 2003 -- Studying heat waves -- Heat islands -- Chicago, 1995 -- Heat wave of 1936 -- Australia, 1923-1924 -- Climate change -- Droughts and fires -- United States, 1980's -- Russia, 2010 -- Australia, 2012-2014 -- South Asian heat waves of 2015 -- Caring for animals -- Heat wave warnings -- Weathering a heat wave. |
| Summary |
"A discussion of heat waves, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant heat waves from history"-- |
| Target audience note |
Ages 5-11. |
| Subjects |
Heat waves (Meteorology) -- Juvenile literature |
| Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature |
| Other Names |
Chabluk, Stefan illustrator. |
| Series |
World Book's library of natural disasters |
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