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Hurricanes, typhoons, & other tropical cyclones. (Record no. 30057)

000 -LEADER
fixed length control field 01929cam a2200361 a 4500
CONTROL NUMBER
control field 00004896
CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field DLC
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 200902111434
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 070212s2008 iluab j b 001 0 eng
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2007006187
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780716698081
CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency DLC
Language of cataloging eng
Transcribing agency DLC
Modifying agency DLC
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number QC944.2
Item number .H87 2008
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 551.55/2
Edition number 22
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Hurricanes, typhoons, & other tropical cyclones.
VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title Hurricanes, typhoons, and other tropical cyclones
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Chicago :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc World Book,
Date of publication, distribution, etc c2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 47 p. :
Other physical details ill. (chiefly col.), maps ;
Dimensions 28 cm.
SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement World Book's library of natural disasters
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Wind and cyclones -- Changing history -- Building up to a hurricane -- Hurricane Mitch -- The great hurricane of 1780 -- The eye of the storm -- Storm surges -- Galveston?s great storm -- Hurricane Katrina -- Studying hurricanes -- Okeechobee and Long Island -- Big winds of the Pacific -- Japan and the Philippines -- Typhoon cobra -- Storms off the Indian Ocean -- Bangladesh -- The destruction of Darwin -- Surviving a hurricane -- Activity -- Glossary -- Additional resources.
SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "A discussion of major types of natural disasters, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Hurricanes.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Typhoons.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Cyclones.
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type 01. English Non Fiction
LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
d 551.5 HUR
c 122
Copies
Piece designation (barcode) Koha full call number School Code Collection
QEES15547REF 551.5 WORQueen Elizabeth Elementary SchoolHC
STRA21761551.5 HURStratford Elementary 
MONT14329551.5 HURMontague Regional High School 
HERN8883551.5 HURHernewood Junior High School