Anatomy of a Hurricane

Anatomy of a Hurricane
ISBN-10
1429673656
ISBN-13
9781429673655
Category
Hurricanes
Pages
48
Language
English
Published
2011
Publisher
Capstone Classroom
Author
Terri Dougherty

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"Describes how hurricanes form, how scientists study them, and how people can protect against their destruction"--Provided by publisher.

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