Detecting Avalanches

Detecting Avalanches book cover — DETECTING DISASTERS DETECTING AVALANCHES by Trudi Strain Trueit FOCUS READERS

Detecting Avalanches — page 1 — North Star EDITIONS WWW NORTHSTAREDITIONS COM Copyright 2017 by North Star Editions Lake Elmo MN 55042 All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher Produced for North Star Editions by Red Line Editorial Photographs Lysogor Roman Shutterstock Images cover 1 Lee Chamberlin Shutterstock Images 4 5 Rapho Agence Science Source 7 marima design iStockphoto 8 9 Kevin Davidson iStockphoto 11 Travers Eric Sipa AP Images 13 Smith Collection Gado Getty Images 14 15 Patrick Gardin AP Images 16 Ashley Smith Times News AP Images 18 National Weather Service 20 21 mato Shutterstock Images 22 23 Patrick Landmann Science Source 25 Matthias Schrader AP Images 27 Rick Bowmer AP Images 28 Content Consultant Jordy Hendrikx Associate Professor of Geography Snow and Avalanche Lab Department of Earth Sciences Montana State University ISBN 978 1 63517 000 9 hardcover 978 1 63517 056 6 paperback 978 1 63517 162 4 ebook pdf 978 1 63517 112 9 hosted ebook Library of Congress Control Number 2016950114 Printed in the United States of America Mankato MN November 2016 ABOUT THE AUTHOR A former television weather forecaster Trudi Strain Trueit has written more than 100 fiction and nonfiction books for children Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest she enjoys hiking and photography often both at the same time

Detecting Avalanches

Detecting Avalanches

Examines how scientists study avalanches and this book provides an exciting look at the science of disaster detection.

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By: Trudi Strain Trueit

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Published by: North Star Editions

9-12Age Range

5.6AR

32Pages

Science & NatureSubject

930LLexile

30-45 minsReading Time

VGuided Reading

VFountas & Pinnell

60DRA

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