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007690
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Great Britain, Book House, 2005.
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32pPurple and White Spine
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What on Earth?
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An introduction to hurricanes including where hurricanes happen, are hurricanes getting worse, and how to survive a hurricane.
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What is a hurricane?
Where do hurricanes happen?
Can hurricanes be spotted?
What makes the wind blow?
Why are hurricanes seasonal?
Do hurricanes slow down?
What is a storm surge?
What’s the damage?
How does wildlife cope?
Are hurricanes getting worse?
Can we avoid hurricanes?
How would you survive a hurricane?
Hurricane facts
Glossary
What do we know about hurricanes?
Index
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1905087349 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 008069 | 551.552/CHA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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004305
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Brighton, Book House, 2005.
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32pRed and White Spine
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What on Earth?
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Find out about the weird food chains, with creatures who live nearly without water, ferocious snakes and just what is a 'ship of the desert'?
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Introduction
What is a desert?
Where are deserts?
Are all deserts sandy?
Why are deserts dry?
Have there always been deserts?
Do deserts grow or shrink?
Riches in the desert?
How do desert animals survive?
How do plants survive in the desert?
How do people live in deserts?
Hot and cold, what are the dangers in the desert?
How would you survive in the desert?
Desert facts
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1905087373 Hb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 003820 | 577.54/LEG | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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004306
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Brighton, Book House, 2005.
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32pWhite Spine
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What on Earth?
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Gives information about weird food chains, animals with four stomachs and dogs that are really rats, also highlights the importance of grasslands.
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Grasslands
Where are grasslands?
Are grasslands hot or cold?
How does grass grow?
What's underground?
Do other plants grow in grasslands?
What animals live there?
Do birds live in grasslands?
What insects live in grasslands?
Why are grasslands important?
Are grasslands under threat?
How would you survive in grasslands?
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1905087454 Hb.
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| 003818 | 577.4/CHA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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004307
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Brighton, Book House, 2005.
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34pRed Spine
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What on Earth?
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Examines the structure and extent of the world's rainforests, describing the wealth and diversity of plants and animals found in them and efforts to stop the destruction of these precious resources.
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Rainforests
Where in the world are rainforests?
What is the canopy?
What lives in the treetops?
What mammals live in trees?
Is there poison in the rainforest?
Are rainforests full of creepy-crawlies?
What is the understorey?
What lives on the forest floor?
What is rainforest weather like?
Are rainforests under threat?
How would you survive in a rainforest
Rainforest facts
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190508739X Hb.
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| 003819 | 577.34/SEN | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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001823
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Brighton, Book House, 2005.
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32pPurple and White Spine
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What on Earth?
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Find out what can survive in this bleak habitat where the sun hardly rises. Animals that change colours with the seasons and why owls are silent killers.
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Introduction
What is the Tundra?
Where is the tundra?
Why is it so cold?
What is the Aurora Borealis?
Can anything live on the tundra?
How do plants survive?
Can birds survive in the tundra?
What about mammals?
Do people live in the tundra?
Does the tundra change?
What is the tundra like now?
How would survive in the tundra?
Tundra facts
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1905087411 Hb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 003726 | 577.586/CLA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
007689
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Great Britain, Book House, 2005.
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32pPurple and White Spine
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What on Earth?
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Find out about the weird food chains, with insect eating plants, fish that can walk and why hippos sweat 'pink goo'?
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What are wetlands?
Where are wetlands?
What is a wetland food-chain?
Are wetlands all the same?
What are marshes and fens?
What grows in the wetlands>
What birds and animals live there?
Are there any fish?
Do scary creatures live there?
Why are wetlands so important?
Are wetlands under threat?
How would you survive in a wetland?
Wetland facts
Glossary
What do you know about wetlands?
Index
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1905087446 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 008070 | 577.68/SCR | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
007688
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Great Britain, Book House, 2005.
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32pBlack Spine
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What on Earth?
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Find out about amazing electrical storms, why they happen and how they can actually be good for the planet!
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What makes lightning?
Where does lightning strike?
Is lightning dangerous?
Lightning, sign of the gods?
Is lightning always forked?
What is thunder?
Does lightning strike twice?
Can planes fly through lightning?
Is lightning useful?
What is a lightning rod?
How fast does lightning travel?
How would you survive in a lightning storm?
Lightning facts
Glossary
What do you know about lightning?
Index
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1905087284 Pb.
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| 008071 | 551.5632/WIL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
004304
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Great Britain, Book House, 2005.
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32pBlack and White Spine
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What on Earth?
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An introduction to tornadoes including how tornadoes happen and how to survive a tornado.
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1905087357 Hb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 003817 | 551.553/ORM | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
005577
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Great Britain, Book House, 2005.
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32pOrange and White Spine
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What on Earth?
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An introduction to tsunamis including how tsunamis happen and how to survive a tsunami.
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1905087314 Hb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 003857 | 551.4637/ORM | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
007686
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Great Britain, Book House, 2005.
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32pRed Spine
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What on Earth?
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Find out why volcanoes erupt and how they can be good for the Earth.
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Why do volcanoes erupt?
Where are volcanoes>
What happens when a volcano erupts?
What kinds of eruption are there?
Why are volcanoes important?
How old are volcanoes?
Did we always understand volcanoes?
The end of life?
How can we tell if a volcano is extinct?
Volcanoes under the sea?
Volcanoes on other planets?
How would you survive a volcanic eruption?
Volcano facts
Glossary
What do you know about volcanoes?
Index
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1905087306 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 008072 | 551.21/SEN | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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