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Blizzards.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
J 551.555 BLI	Junior Non Fiction		Padstow .	. Available .

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9780716698180
ISBN	0716698188
Title	Blizzards.
Edition	2nd ed.
Published	Chicago : World Book, c2009
Description	47 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 28 cm.
Notes	Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Contents	What is a blizzard? -- Blizzards back in time -- Blizzard winds -- Blizzards of 1888 -- Blizzards and the human body -- Blizzards around the world -- Napoleon's grand retreat -- The White Hurricane of 1913 -- Storm damage -- After a blizzard -- Race to the South Pole -- Hard lessons of 1922 -- The Superstorm of 1993 -- Potomac aircrash -- The billion-dollar blizzard of 1996 -- Surviving a blizzard -- Chicago's "Big snow" of 1967 -- Blizzard rescue -- Forecasting blizzards.
Summary	"A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index" -- Provided by publisher.
Subjects	Blizzards
	Blizzards -- Juvenile literature
	Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature
Added Corporate Names	World Book, Inc
Series	World Book's library of natural disasters
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Blizzards . Blizzards -- Juvenile literature . Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature . See Also: Storms . Authors: World Book, Inc . Series: World Book's library of natural disasters .