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natural phenomena

Books about natural phenomena for readers of all ages.

Cover of I Wonder Why Volcanoes Blow Their Tops

I Wonder Why Volcanoes Blow Their Tops

Rosie Greenwood

Ages 5–10sciencenature

Cover of Comets

Comets

Franklyn M. Branley

Ages 5–10astronomyspace exploration

Cover of Volcanic panic

Volcanic panic

Okido

Ages 3–8naturescience

Cover of Thunderstorms (True Books: Nature (Paperback))

Thunderstorms (True Books: Nature (Paperback))

Paul P. Sipiera, Diane M. Sipiera

Ages 9–12natureweather

Cover of Lightning

Lightning

Gail Saunders-Smith

Ages 4–8natureweather

Cover of The eye of the hurricane

The eye of the hurricane

Richard Brightfield

Ages 6–10natureweather

Cover of Comets and meteors

Comets and meteors

Isaac Asimov

Ages 8–12astronomyspace exploration

Cover of Why does lightning strike?

Why does lightning strike?

Martin, Terry

Ages 4–8natureweather

Cover of Asteroids, comets, and meteors

Asteroids, comets, and meteors

Gregory Vogt

Ages 7–12spaceastronomy

Cover of Prentice Hall Science Explorer

Prentice Hall Science Explorer

Ages 14–18astronomyspace exploration

Cover of Holt Science and Technology

Holt Science and Technology

Ages 14–18astronomyscience inquiry

Cover of Do Tornadoes Really Twist?

Do Tornadoes Really Twist?

Melvin Berger

Ages 6–12natureweather

Cover of Weather and Climate (Prentice Hall Science Explorer)

Weather and Climate (Prentice Hall Science Explorer)

Padilla, Maioulis, Cyr

Ages 12–15earth scienceweather systems

Cover of Weather and Climate (Prentice Hall Science Explorer)

Weather and Climate (Prentice Hall Science Explorer)

Michael J. Padilla, Ioannis Miaoulis, Martha Cyr

Ages 12–15earth scienceweather patterns

Cover of Sizzle!

Sizzle!

Rick Thomas

Ages 4–8weatherscience

Cover of A Look at Comets (Out of This World)

A Look at Comets (Out of This World)

Ray Spangenburg, Kit Moser

Ages 9–12astronomyspace exploration

Cover of Nature's Fireworks: A Book About Lightning (Amazing Science: Weather)

Nature's Fireworks: A Book About Lightning (Amazing Science: Weather)

Josepha Sherman, Omarr Wesley

Ages 5–9weatherscience

Cover of Discovering Earthquakes

Discovering Earthquakes

Nancy Field, Adele Schepige

Ages 7–12earth sciencenatural phenomena

Cover of Inside the Earth

Inside the Earth

Ages 11–15earth sciencegeology

Cover of Weather And Climate (Holt Science & Technology)

Weather And Climate (Holt Science & Technology)

Ages 12–15weather systemsclimate science

Cover of Why do volcanoes blow their tops?

Why do volcanoes blow their tops?

Melvin Berger

Ages 6–10naturescience

Cover of Physical Science

Physical Science

Merrill

Ages 9–12science explorationphysical properties

Cover of Earth and its moon

Earth and its moon

Anderson, Michael

Ages 8–13astronomyearth science

Cover of Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

Ages 9–12earth sciencenature