ISBN |
9780716699354 (hardback) |
Name |
Morris, Neil author. |
Title |
Hurricanes, typhoons, & other tropical cyclones / 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 |
Wind and cyclones -- Changing history -- Building up to a hurricane -- Hurricane Mitch -- The great hurricane of 1780 -- The eye of the storm -- Storm surges -- Galveston's great storm -- Hurricane Katrina -- Hurricane Wilma -- 2017 Atlantic hurricane season -- Hurricane Sandy -- Studying hurricanes -- Okeechobee and Long Island -- Big winds of the Pacific -- Japan and the Philippines -- Typhoon Cobra -- Storms off the Indian Ocean -- Bangladesh -- The destruction of Darwin -- Typhoon Haiyan -- Surviving a hurricane. |
Summary |
"A discussion of hurricanes, typhoons, and other tropical cyclones, describing their characteristics, formation, and human and environmental impacts. Features descriptions of significant tropical cyclones from history"-- |
Target audience note |
Ages 5-11. |
Subjects |
Hurricanes -- Juvenile literature |
Typhoons -- Juvenile literature |
Cyclones -- Juvenile literature |
Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature |
Other Names |
Chabluk, Stefan illustrator. |
Series |
World Book's library of natural disasters |
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