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 |