Spilsbury, Louise. <br/><br/>
Landslides and avalanches in action / 
Louise and Richard Spilsbury. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Rosen Central,  2009. 
 - 48 p. :  col. ill., col. maps ;  28 cm. 
 - Natural disasters in action .
 - Natural disasters in action. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index. 
<br/><br/>What is a landslide? -- What is an avalanche? -- Triggering flow -- Case study: Nevado del Huila, Colombia, 1994 -- Case study: Sarno, Italy, 1998 -- Case study: Galtuer, Austria, 1999 -- Case study: Orosi, Costa Rica, 2002 -- Case study: Panabaj, Guatemala, 2005 -- Case study: Mount Kanguru, Nepal, 2005 -- Prediction, preparation, and prevention. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> 7.9  Follett Library Resources  5-8  Follett Library Resources 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781404218680 (lib. bdg.) 9781404218772 (set : lib. bdg.) 1404218688 1404218777 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Landslides--Juvenile literature.<br/>Avalanches--Juvenile literature.<br/>Landslides.<br/>Avalanches.<br/>Landslides.<br/>Avalanches.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QE599.A2  / .S747 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>551.3/07