landslides

Examines the science behind floods and mudslides, including what causes them, their devastating effects, and how to stay safe during a flood. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and sources of additional information.

Relates a boy's adventure when he is alone on the alpine tundra on a stormy day.

Presents an introduction to floods and mudslides, in simple text with illustrations, including information how they happen, what causes them, and describes the damage they can inflict.

Examines landslides in places such as the Philippines, California, and China, and describes what causes them and how to be safe from them.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text introduces young readers to the dangers of landslides and avalanches, and describes what causes them, explains how to predict and prevent them; and also profiles several landslides and avalanches throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.