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Title Disasters by the numbers : a book of infographics / Steve Jenkins.
Author Jenkins, Steve, 1952-2021, author.
Publication Info. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2021]
©2021
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Location Call No. Status
 North Orange  J 363.34 JEN    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J 363.34 JEN    Check Shelves
 Southwest  J 363.34 JEN    Check Shelves
 Windermere  J 363.34 JEN    Check Shelves
Description 47 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm
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Series [By the numbers]
Jenkins, Steve, 1952-2021, By the numbers.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 47).
Summary "From Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins comes an in-depth look at the world's natural disasters, broken down into four distinct categories: earth, weather, life, and space. From timelines of causes and outcomes of each disaster, graphs highlighting humans' effect on the earth, and a text teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate information ready for readers to easily devour, Disasters by the Numbers is unmatched and sure to wow fans old and new"--Provided by publisher
Contents Multiple effects -- Earthquake -- Volcano -- Tsunami -- Landslide -- Avalanche -- Uncommon disasters -- Hurricane -- Tornado -- Flood -- Thunderstorm -- Blizzard -- Drought -- Heat -- Cold -- Fire -- Locusts -- Pandemic -- Impact -- Protecting the planet -- Distant danger -- Climate change.
Subject Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature.
Natural disasters -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature.
Natural disasters -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Natural disasters -- History -- Charts, diagrams, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
Natural disasters -- Charts, diagrams, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
Natural disasters.
Natural disasters -- Pictorial works.
Catastrophes naturelles (CaQQLa)201-0018874 -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. (CaQQLa)201-0377026
Catastrophes naturelles (CaQQLa)201-0018874 -- Ouvrages illustrés (CaQQLa)201-0377738 -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. (CaQQLa)201-0377026
Catastrophes naturelles (CaQQLa)201-0018874 -- Histoire (CaQQLa)201-0374154 -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. (CaQQLa)201-0374154
Catastrophes naturelles (CaQQLa)201-0018874 -- Histoire (CaQQLa)201-0378888 -- Tableaux, graphiques, etc. (CaQQLa)201-0378158 -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. (CaQQLa)201-0377026
Catastrophes naturelles (CaQQLa)201-0018874 -- Tableaux, graphiques, etc. (CaQQLa)201-0378158 -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. (CaQQLa)201-0377026
JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Science & Nature -- Disasters.
JUVENILE NONFICTION -- History -- Exploration & Discovery.
JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Readers -- Beginner.
Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature.
Natural disasters -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature.
Natural disasters.
Natural disasters -- Pictorial works.
Genre Chart (DNLM)D020468
illustrated books. (CStmoGRI)aatgf300311820
Graphs.
Informational works.
Illustrated works.
Graphiques. (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000001170
Documents d'information. (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000001043
Ouvrages illustrés. (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000000523
ISBN 9781328569486 (hardcover) : $18.99
1328569489 (hardcover)