Witness to Disaster: Hurricanes

Name: Witness to Disaster: Hurricanes
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ISBN: 9781426201127

ISBN-10: 1426201125

ISBN-13: 9781426201127

Edition: 2007

Authors: Dennis Brindell Fradin, Judith Bloom Fradin

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Step into the eye of the storm. Follow the action, from the first news reports of a hurricane called Katrina gathering out at sea, to eyewitness accounts of those who survive the epic devastation she finally wreaks along the Gulf Coast. Then look back at the history of these catastrophic storms and examine the science of hurricanes. How do they form? Why do they rage through the same regions? Which were the deadliest hurricanes in history? And how can scientists predict their landfall? All the answers are here, in an exciting narrative brought to life with stunning National Geographic photography of storm-ravaged landscapes and cities. The book's informative back matter contains all the…

Book details

List price: $26.90
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication date: 9/11/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 48
Size: 9.21" wide x 10.31" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English

Dennis Brindell Fradin is the author of many books for young readers, including the well-received SAMUEL ADAMS: THE FATHER OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE and, with coauthor and wife Judith Bloom Fradin, IDA B. WELLS: MOTHER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.

Judith Bloom Fradin has collaborated with Dennis Brindell Fradin on several award-winning books for young readers, includinng Fight On! Mary Church Terrell's Battle for Integration, selected as one of 2004's Best Books for Young Adults among other honors. The Fradins live in Evanston, Illinois