| Description |
55 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm. |
| Series |
World Book's library of natural disasters.
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| Bibliography |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Mass movement -- Landslides -- What is a landslide? -- Types of landslides -- China, 1920 -- What causes a landslide? -- What happens during a landslide? -- Landslide effects -- Alaska, 1964 -- Avoiding landslides -- Submarine landslides -- Mudslides -- What is a mudslide? -- Gansu mudslide of 2010 -- Devastating volcanic mudslides -- Rain-induced landslides -- Vargas mudslides of 1999 -- Mudslide in Oso, Washington -- Avalanches -- What is an avalanche? -- Why do avalanches happen? -- The Alps, 1999 -- What happens during an avalanche? -- The effects of avalanches -- Stevens Pass, 1910 -- Avalanche prevention and rescue -- Everest avalanches of 2014 and 2015. |
| Summary |
"A discussion of landslides, mudslides, and avalanches, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant landslides and avalanches from history"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Audience |
Ages 5-11. |
| Note |
Ages 5-11. |
| Audience |
1140L Lexile |
| Note |
1140L Lexile |
| Subject |
Landslides -- Juvenile literature.
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Mudslides -- Juvenile literature.
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Avalanches -- Juvenile literature.
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Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature.
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Avalanches. |
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Landslides. |
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Mudslides. |
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Natural disasters. |
| Genre |
Juvenile works.
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| Added Title |
Landslides, mudslides, and avalanches |
| ISBN |
9780716699378 (hardcover) |
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0716699370 (hardcover) |
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