What If an Asteroid Hit Earth?
- ISBN-10
- 0516239112
- ISBN-13
- 9780516239118
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Childrens Press
- Author
- Holly Cefrey
Description
Discusses what might happen if an asteroid hit the Earth.
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