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Forces of Nature: The Awesome Power of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Tornadoes
62 pp.
| National |
March, 2005 |
TradeISBN 0-7922-6328-6$17.95
(4)
4-6
This three-course meal of natural disasters is filling but inevitably unsatisfying, with each chapter superficially including the basic science of the phenomenon, famous historical occurrences, emergency instructions, and profiles of one or two scientists in the field. The spreads are busy, but the photographs are frequently spectacular. Bib., glos., ind.