Thunderstorms / Jen Green.
"A discussion of thunderstorms, derechos, hailstorms, and microbursts, describing their characteristics, formation, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant thunderstorm events from history"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780716699392
- ISBN: 0716699397
- ISBN: 9780716699286
- ISBN: 0716699281
- Physical Description: 55 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm.
- Edition: Third edition.
- Publisher: Chicago, IL : World Book, Inc., [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes glossary and index. At head of title: Library of natural disasters. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | What are thunderstorms? -- When and where do thunderstorms develop? -- What happens during a thunderstorm? -- The Fort Worth hailstorm -- What are lightning and thunder? -- Types of lightning -- Aircraft at risk -- Forest fires -- Downpours and flooding -- Flash flood in the rockies -- Hailstones -- Deadly hailstorms -- Brisbane, 2014 -- Tornadoes -- The super tornado outbreak -- Microbursts -- A hazard to aircraft -- Derechos -- United states derecho -- United States double derechos -- Safety in thunderstorms -- Windstorms -- The North Sea floods of 1953 -- The Great Gale of 1987. |
| Target Audience Note: | Age 5-11. 1080L Lexile |
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| Subject: | Thunderstorms > Juvenile literature. |
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Available copies
- 5 of 5 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | J363.3492 GRE (Text) | 36015000054565 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
