Hurricanes
- ISBN-10
- 1426201117
- ISBN-13
- 9781426201110
- Series
- Hurricanes
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- National Geographic Books
- Authors
- Judith Bloom Fradin, Dennis B. Fradin
Description
Explains how hurricanes are formed, describes the damage they can do and how they are studied and predicted, and reviews the devastation caused by famous hurricanes.
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