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3) Little witch
Series
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A ten-year-old witch wants to have a normal birthday party but her mixed-up magic powers get in the way. [Not Rated]
8) Sounder
Series
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
Classroom edition.
Language
English
Description
This is the story of an 11-year-old black youngster, "Boy." When his sharecropper father is arrested and sentenced to five years at hard labor after stealing food to feed his family, Boy embarks upon a journey to find out where his father has being imprisoned. Accompanied by his dog Sounder, Boy also makes the arduous crossover from boyhood to manhood, with the help (and sometimes hindrance) of various people along the road.
Series
Wonderful world of Disney volume 4
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
After being kidnapped by his villainous uncle, sixteen-year-old David Balfour escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish Highlanders against English rule.
11) Meteorology: An Introduction to the Wonders of the Weather: Supercells, Tornadoes, and Dry Lines
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Delve deeper into tumultuous weather as you learn about the formation of towering supercell storms. You also take a detailed look at how the conditions that produce these storms can lead to deadly tornadoes.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
After mastering the four forces that affect wind, step back to view their patterns of flow across the Earth's hemispheres. Examine the two models of air circulation that help account for large-scale air-circulation patterns and variations in temperature from the poles to the equator.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Move from clouds to wind as you begin to explore how and why air is transported around the globe. Examine how conditions, including differences in air pressure and temperature as well as the rotation of the Earth, determine where winds arise and the direction in which they blow.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
In this episode, you encounter some of the most dramatic air-flow patterns found in nature: the swift, turning winds of the cyclone. Trace the lifecycle of the extratropical cyclone, which draws its power from the huge energy generated when different air masses meet.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Building on your understanding of how the ocean affects weather, turn your attention to the tropical cyclone, generally known as the hurricane or typhoon. Examine the typical structures of the tropical cyclone, and investigate the conditions needed to unleash these dangerous storms.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Here, you bring together all you've learned in earlier episodes about the composition of air, the electromagnetic spectrum, the condensation of liquid, and the role of oceans in our climate, and use that information to explore two dazzling phenomena: light and lightning.
20) Meteorology: An Introduction to the Wonders of the Weather: Sphericity, Conduction, and Convection
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
If all the Earth receives energy from the sun, why are there such wide temperature differences across the planet? Why do we have seasons? Answer these questions while learning about how heat moves through the atmosphere via two basic processes: conduction and convection.
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