Title:
Threatening skies : history's most dangerous weather / by Suzanne Garbe ; consultant, Dr. Vladimir Jankovic.
ISBN:
9781476533841
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Publication Information:
North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, [2014]
Physical Description:
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (some color).
General Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
When weather turns deadly -- Killer fog -- Deadliest lightning strike -- Yangtze River flood of 1931 -- The hailstorm that turned a war -- The snowstorm that stopped New York City -- The great hurricane of 1780 -- The world's deadliest tornado -- The dust bowl -- Hurricane Katrina -- The deadliest cyclone.
Summary:
Explores some of the most dangerous weather events from history including the 1931 flood of the Yangtze River, the blizzard of 1888 in New York City, and the 1970 cyclone that hit Pakistan.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR-ATOS MG 5.2 0.5 160002.
Genre:
Electronic Access:
Mackin Educational Resources Click here to open
Interest grade level:
2-5.
Audience:
840 Lexile.
Reading level:
5.2.
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Availability:
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