Kingfisher Knowledge

Kingfisher Knowledge
Author: Andrew Langley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-04-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0753459752

Stunning photographs help take readers into the world of natural disasters.

Kingfisher Knowledge: Epidemics and Plagues

Kingfisher Knowledge: Epidemics and Plagues
Author: Richard Walker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2006-11-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

Plagues have been an ongoing feature of human history, and this addition to the award-winning KFK series places today"s heightened interest in global health issues in a larger historical context. Using a mix of science and history, Epidemics & Plagues reveals how certain diseases become worldwide killers, and provides comprehensive answers to readers" most pressing questions. From the Black Death of thirteenth-century Europe, to AIDS, SARS, and avian influenza, Epidemics & Plagues peers through the microscope at the agents that cause the diseases andalso uncovers the superstitions and drama surrounding them.

Kingfisher Knowledge: Pirates & Smugglers

Kingfisher Knowledge: Pirates & Smugglers
Author: Moira Butterfield
Publisher: Kingfisher
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2008-04-29
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780753462485

This is a swashbuckling introduction to the highwaymen--and women--of the seas from the Cilician pirates who terrorized the Mediterranean more than two thousand years ago to today's well-organized and ruthless buccaneers who target supertankers on the China Sea. The book examines the terror tactics of pirates throughout the ages and uncovers the secretive schemes of modern-day smugglers.

Tornadoes

Tornadoes
Author: Michael Woods
Publisher: Lerner Books [UK]
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1580134564

With dramatic images and first-hand survivor stories - plus the latest facts and figures - this series takes you up close with the world's most devastating disasters. Each book covers a disaster from both the scientific and human side, capturing the impact and emotion through primary source quotations and photographs.

Gotcha Good!

Gotcha Good!
Author: Kathleen A. Baxter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2008-07-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1591588464

This fifth Gotcha! book, aimed at public and school librarians and teachers, discusses well-reviewed and kid-tested nonfiction titles for third through eighth grade readers published in 2005-2007 with a few extra oldies but goodies added in. Chapters are built around the high- interest topics kids love. Irresistible book descriptions and book talks guide librarians and teachers to nonfiction books kids want to read. New features include numerous booklists to copy and save (similar to the bookmarks in Gotcha for Guys!) and profiles and interviews of some innovative authors such as Sally Walker, Kathleen Krull, Catherine Thimmesh, Steve Jenkins, Ken Mochizuki, and others. Grades 3-8. This fifth Gotcha! book, aimed at public and school librarians, as well as elementary and middle school teachers, discusses well-reviewed and kid-tested nonfiction titles for third through eighth grade readers published in 2005-2007 with a few extra oldies but goodies added in. Chapters are built around the high-interest topics kids love as the authors provide irresistible book descriptions to guide librarians and teachers to nonfiction books kids will want to read. Features include numerous booklists that can be copied and saved (similar to the bookmarks in the authors' Gotcha for Guys!), as well as profiles and interviews of some innovative nonfiction authors such as Sally Walker, Kathleen Krull, Catherine Thimmesh, Steve Jenkins, Ken Mochizuki, and others. Grades 3-8.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes
Author: Gary Jeffrey
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2007-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781404219915

Discusses, in graphic novel format, the causes and effects of hurricanes, recounting some of the world's biggest hurricanes and what people do to study and predict hurricanes.

Avalanches & Landslides

Avalanches & Landslides
Author:
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2007-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781404219922

Discusses, in graphic novel format, avalanches and landslides that have occurred through time and what steps are taken to control them and reduce their effects.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes
Author: Paul V. Kislow
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2008
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781594547270

A hurricane is a tropical storm with winds that have reached a constant speed of 74 miles per hour or more. Hurricane winds blow in a large spiral around a relative calm centre known as the "eye." The "eye" is generally 20 to 30 miles wide, and the storm may extend outward 400 miles. As a hurricane approaches, the skies will begin to darken and winds will grow in strength. As a hurricane nears land, it can bring torrential rains, high winds, and storm surges. A single hurricane can last for more than 2 weeks over open waters and can run a path across the entire length of the eastern seaboard. August and September are peak months during the hurricane season that lasts from 1 June to 30 November. This book presents the facts and history of hurricanes.

Earthquakes in Action

Earthquakes in Action
Author: Ewan McLeish
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2008-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781404218659

Introduces earthquakes, describing what causes them and how they are measured, along with examples of some of the most recent earthquakes that have occurred around the world.