The World of Disasters is divided into three sections: Natural Disasters, Man-Made Disasters, and Future Disasters. Each section includes several page spreads focusing on specific themes and topics related to the relevant catastrophe. A glossary and an index are also included to build vocabulary and research skills.
About the Author
Ned Halley is the author of a number of children's books. He has contributed to such bestsellers as How To Do Just About Anything, and How Is It Done? A former director of the US publisher Rodale Press, Ned now writes from his home in Somerset, England.
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Books:
- The World of Pirates (The World of . . .)
- Thinking Big: America's Greatest Constructions (Super Structures of the World)
- Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court (Cornerstones of Freedom)
- Time World: Journey Through the Horrors of History in this Action-Packed Fantasy Adventure
- Town and Country Life (Medieval Realms)
- Track and Field (History of Sports)
- Viking World : A Guide to 11th Century Scandinavia (Sightseers)
- Virginia (Seeds of a Nation)
- Welcome to Canada (Costain, Meredith. Countries of the World.)
- Wovoka (The Story of An American Indian ; 32)
Books
- Wet Land Voices
- The Warning Label Book : Warning: Reading This Book May Cause Spontaneous, Uncontrollable Laughter.
- All Ages: Reflections on Straight Edge
- Classic Drucker: Wisdom from Peter Drucker from the Pages of Harvard Business Review
- Tacit Knowledge in Organizations
- The Biology of Viruses
- The Nariokotome Homo Erectus Skeleton
- The Way of the World (Dover Thrift Editions)
- The Queen of Death : The Lost Mark, Book 3 (The Lost Mark)
- The Protein-Powered Vegetarian: From Meat to Vegetable Protein : A Cookbook With Spirit
- The Dolls' House Shopkeeper: Includes Five Shop Plans in 1/12 Scale
- Una luz que se apaga
- To the Ends of the Earth: The Age of the European Explorers
- The Sonoran Desert by Day and Night (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
- The Reef Set (Traveler's Edition)
- German Books: Deutsche Bücher ~ 3
- Argentinien heute. Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur
- Wasserpflanzen, Uferpflanzen, Sumpfpflanzen
- Essential System Administration, Third Edition