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Blizzards / Philip Steele.

Steele, Philip, (author.).

Summary:

"A discussion of blizzards, describing their characteristics, formation, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant blizzards and other snowstorms from history"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780716699293
  • ISBN: 071669929X
  • ISBN: 9780716699286
  • ISBN: 0716699281
  • Physical Description: 55 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm.
  • Edition: Third edition.
  • Publisher: Chicago, IL : World Book, Inc., [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes glossary and index.
At head of title: Library of natural disasters.
Formatted Contents Note:
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 air crash -- The billion-dollar blizzard of 1996 -- Surviving a blizzard -- Chicago's "big snow" of 1967 -- The Groundhog Day blizzard of 2011 -- Blizzard rescue -- Boston winter of 2014-15 -- Forecasting blizzards -- Eastern U.S. blizzard of 2016.
Target Audience Note:
Age 5-11.
1130L Lexile
Subject: Blizzards > Juvenile literature.
Winter storms > Juvenile literature.
Storms > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 4 of 5 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library J363.3492 STE (Text) 36015000054631 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -