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010 _a 2009026801
020 _a9781615322619
040 _cBooku
050 0 0 _aQC924.7
_b.C67 2010
082 0 0 _a551.57 COS
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100 1 _aCoster, Patience.
245 1 0 _aRain And Floods
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York, NY :
_bPowerKids Press,
_c2010.
300 _a32 p. :
_bcol. ill., col. map ;
_c28 cm.
490 1 _aWeatherwise
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
505 0 _aWhat rain? -- A rainy world -- The water cycle -- Will it rain? -- Living with rain -- Living without rain -- Is rain useful? -- What is a flood? -- Dangerous floods -- What is a monsoon? -- Living with monsoons -- Clearing up -- Make a water cycle.
520 _aRain sustains plants and animals, but too much rain can cause flooding and soil erosion. This book uncovers some of the mysteries of the water cycle, rain, its usefulness, and its dangers. The book also includes a project to teach readers about how to measure local rainfall.
650 1 _aRain and rainfall.
650 1 _aFloods.
650 0 _aRain and rainfall
_vJuvenile literature.
650 0 _aFloods
_vJuvenile literature.
830 0 _aWeatherwise.
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