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Author

Spilsbury, Richard.

Title The science of avalanches / Richard Spilsbury.

Imprint

New York, NY : Gareth Stevens Pub., c2013.

Copies

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Nettels Non-Fiction	551.3 SPI	---	Available

Edition	1st. ed.
Description	48 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Series	Nature's wrath, the science behind natural disasters
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	What is an avalanche? -- Type of avalanche -- What causes avalanches? -- Avalanche impacts -- Controlling avalanches.
Summary	Readers will explore the causes and effects of different kinds of avalanches through real-life photographs and fact-filled accessible content. You will be guided through safety and disaster relief so you will be able to act if caught out in the cold when the snow starts to fall.
Audience	4-8 Mitinet.
	4-8 Mitinet.
Subject	Avalanches -- Juvenile literature.
	Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature.
	Rescue work -- Juvenile literature.
	Avalanches -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
	Survival -- Juvenile literature.
	Weather -- Juvenile literature.
	Rescue dogs -- Juvenile literature.
	Natural disasters -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
	Snow -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN	9781433986512
	1433986515