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040			_aCITU LRAC _beng
041			_aeng
082			_a363.34929
245			_aDroughts
250			_aSecond edition
264		1	_aChicago : _bWorld Book, _c2009.
300			_a47 pages : _billustrations (chiefly color), maps ; _c28 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490			_aWorld Book's library of natural disasters ; #2
500			_aIncludes glossary and index
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references
505	0		_aWhat is a drought? -- The impacts of drought -- In town and country -- Droughts of the past -- Heat waves -- Europe 1975?1976 -- Wind and dust -- Dust Bowl -- Measuring drought -- Seasons and cycles -- On the Great Plains -- Wildfires -- Deforestation -- Along the Amazon -- Desertification -- In the Sahel -- Famine -- Crisis in Africa -- Planning ahead -- Living with drought.
520			_a"A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, 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.
521			_aPrimary
650		0	_aDroughts _vJuvenile literature
710	2		_aWorld Book, Inc.
830			_aWorld Book's library of natural disasters ; #2.
942			_2ddc _cBK