| 000 -LEADER |
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| fixed length control field |
01929cam a2200361 a 4500 |
| CONTROL NUMBER |
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| control field |
00004896 |
| CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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| control field |
DLC |
| DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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| control field |
200902111434 |
| FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
070212s2008 iluab j b 001 0 eng |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2007006187 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780716698081 |
| CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QC944.2 |
| Item number |
.H87 2008 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
551.55/2 |
| Edition number |
22 |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Hurricanes, typhoons, & other tropical cyclones. |
| VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
Hurricanes, typhoons, and other tropical cyclones |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Chicago : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
World Book, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2008. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
47 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; |
| Dimensions |
28 cm. |
| SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
World Book's library of natural disasters |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index. |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Wind and cyclones -- Changing history -- Building up to a hurricane -- Hurricane Mitch -- The great hurricane of 1780 -- The eye of the storm -- Storm surges -- Galveston?s great storm -- Hurricane Katrina -- Studying hurricanes -- Okeechobee and Long Island -- Big winds of the Pacific -- Japan and the Philippines -- Typhoon cobra -- Storms off the Indian Ocean -- Bangladesh -- The destruction of Darwin -- Surviving a hurricane -- Activity -- Glossary -- Additional resources. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"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. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Hurricanes. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Typhoons. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Cyclones. |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
| LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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| d |
551.5 HUR |
| c |
122 |
