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The first of John McPhee's works in his series on geology and geologists, Basin and Range is a book of journeys through ancient terrains, always in juxtaposition with travels in the modern world--a history of vanished landscapes, enhanced by the histories of people who bring them to light. The title refers to the physiographic province of the United States that reaches from eastern Utah to eastern California, a silent world of austere beauty, of hundreds...
4) Geology
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Publisher
Rourke Pub
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Publisher
World Book
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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"A discussion of major types of natural disasters, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.
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Horizon (Scholastic) volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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The journey through the rift becomes even rockier as the survivors are forced to take to the water, crossing a vast deepwater basin on improvised boats. To make it, Molly and the others must work together, but a rift of a different kind is forming among the survivors. If they aren't careful, it could eat them alive.
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W. W. Norton and Company
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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"Natural disasters bedevil our planet, and each appears to be a unique event. Leading geologist Susan W. Kieffer shows how all disasters are connected. Humans persist in building centers of civilization in places of past disasters. We believe that our technology will protect us next time. Yet we rarely win these battles with the earth because we don't understand natural disasters deeply enough. Susan W. Kieffer has two goals for her unique book. The...
11) La tierra
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DK Pub
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
Español
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Discover the secrets of earth, from the highest point of the atmoshpere to the bottom of the planet.
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
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"Easily the most influential book published in the nineteenth century, Darwin’s The Origin of Species is also that most unusual phenomenon, an altogether readable discussion of a scientific subject. On its appearance in 1859 it was immediately recognized by enthusiasts and detractors alike as a work of the greatest importance: its revolutionary theory of evolution by means of natural selection provoked a furious reaction that continues to this day....
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