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(0)Jay Hawkins
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History is a treasure trove of bizarre facts from the downright gruesome to the simply hilarious. This volume explores multiple eras for some revolting and awesome trivia. Gross-out humor and silly illustrations will keep any young reader engaged from cover to cover.
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Volcanic eruptions are among the most violent and spectacular natural events on Earth. Accompanied by red-hot rivers of lava, towering clouds of ash, and thick flows of mud, they can devastate the landscape along with people's lives. This dramatic volume gives readers a detailed look into the formation of volcanoes, their magma chambers, and famous eruptions around the world. Readers learn about the cataclysms of Pompeii, Skaptarjorkul, Mt. Pinatubo,...
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Severe tropical storms, heat and energy, and surging ocean waters all combine to form hurricanes that can cause hugely destructive consequences. This fascinating story of how hurricanes happen follows some of the most historic examples of hurricanes around the world, including Katrina, Galveston, Mitch, Wilma, Andrew, Ike, and Typhoon Vera. Readers discover the tools meteorologists use to predict hurricanes and the lessons people have learned from...
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From the worst plane accident in history on Tenerife to America's worst air crash at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, this engrossing volume covers many of the most famous aircraft disasters in history and their investigations. Readers also learn about other disasters, including an Antarctic air crash into Mount Erebus, a mid-air collision, one over Lake Constance, a Concorde disaster, a mountain crash, and the September 11 hijackings and terrorist...
5) Hauntings
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Haunted houses don't only exist on Halloween, some people think there are houses that are haunted by ghosts and spirits all year long. These spooky houses exist all over the world, and this book explores some of the craziest and most unexplained haunted houses on Earth. There is plenty of evidence that ghosts are real. This book asks readers to question if there are other non-supernatural explanations.
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Few people are unfamiliar with the devastating sinking of the supposedly unsinkable luxury liner the Titanic. However, most people do not know that it was far from the worst maritime disaster in history. This riveting book offers readers a review of the most disastrous shipwrecks, from the Mary Rose in 1545 to the Princess of the Stars in 2008. Students explore the causes and circumstances of these calamities at sea, and through eyewitness accounts...
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In vivid detail, this engrossing volume describes the experiences of people who have witnessed some of history's most powerful earthquakes. Readers will learn about the reasons that earthquakes happen, and examine the tragic and devastating impact that Japan's 2011 earthquake had on the country. Among the historic beyond-belief earthquakes studied are those in Haiti, China, Italy, Kashmir, Armenia, and the United States. Sidebars and a timeline make...
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Who can forget the horrific images of the disastrous tsunami, triggered by a massive earthquake, in Japan in March 2011? This gripping volume reveals some of the most dramatic and devastating tsunamis throughout history, including Japan, Sumatra in 2004, and Chile in 1868. It also studies the strides scientists have made in improving their ability to predict such catastrophes. Sidebars feature eyewitness accounts and how people have responded to these...