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Natural Disasters : Atlas in the round / Clare Oliver.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oliver, Clare.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Natural disasters--Juvenile literature.
- Natural disasters.
- Atlases.
- Genre:
- atlases.
- Children's maps
- Atlases
- Juvenile works
- Children's maps.
- Atlases.
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 x 34 cm
- Distribution:
- London : Running Press,
- Other Title:
- Atlas in the Round : Natural Disasters
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Running Press, 2001.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Restless Earth
- Birth of a volcano
- Weather effects
- Keeping track
- North America. Volcanoes; Earthquakes; Floods and storms; Tornado Alley; Fire and ice
- South America. Volcanoes and earthquakes; Sliding Lands; Wild waters
- Europe. Ice and fire; Floods; Deadly slopes
- Asia. Mountains of fire; Earthquakes; Storms and floods; When the rains fail; Snow, avalanches, and landslides
- Africa. Extreme weather
- Australasia
- Antarctica.
- Notes:
- "The Power of Nature As You've Never Seen It Before"--Cover.
- "Devised and produced by The Ilex Press Ltd., 1 West End, Whittlesford, Cambridge CB2 4LX"--Title page verso.
- "Art Director: Alastair Campbell. Managing Editor: Kim Yarwood. Project Manager: Elizabeth Wyse. Project Editor: Jannie Brightman. Design Manager: Kevin McGeoghegan. Designer: Michael Leaman. Cover design: Stephen Minns. Maps: Nicholas Rowland, Digital Wisdom Publishing Ltd."--Title page verso.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copies have dustjackets retained.
- Running Press copies are "1" printing.
- Running Press copies have white sheets of paper laid between front and back pastedowns.
- ISBN:
- 076241037X
- 9780762410378
- OCLC:
- 49743334
- Online:
- Publisher description
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