Author: Catherine Chambers
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree
Keywords: library, first, heinemann, hurricane
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2007-01-15
List price: $25.36
ISBN-10: 1403495793
ISBN-13: 9781403495792

Using the dramatic aspects and effects of weather, this guide to hurricanes develops geographic skills such as vocabulary and using maps, plans and secondary sources of information. Emphasising that weather extremes have the same causes as the weather that we experience every day, it looks at the phenomenon to discuss where and why it occurs and how people cope with it.

Author: Catherine Chambers
Publisher: Sea to Sea Publications
Keywords: cultures, beliefs, sikh
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2004-07-30
List price: $27.10
ISBN-10: 1932889140
ISBN-13: 9781932889147

Part of a series which combines historical facts with craft ideas, this book introduces the reader to the Aztec country and the origins of the Aztec culture. The book looks at Aztec Gods, warriors, temples and crafts and has step-by-step guides to related craft ideas.

Author: Catherine Chambers
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree
Keywords: weather, wild, drought
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2007-01-15
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 1403495858
ISBN-13: 9781403495853

This book looks at what happens when there is no rain. You will find out where and how droughts happen and the impact they have on people around the world. How do people cope with life without water?

Author: Catherine Chambers
Publisher: Evans Brothers Ltd
Keywords: festivals, world, christmas
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2004-11-12
List price: $12.40
ISBN-10: 0237528649
ISBN-13: 9780237528645

"World of Festivals" retells the stories and legends which are central to the origins of each festival. Also examined are the historical, cultural and religious importance of each festival, studied through all the features associated with it, such as religious costume and ceremonies.

Author: Catherine Chambers
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
Keywords: earthforms, mapping, islands
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2007-07-15
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 1403496102
ISBN-13: 9781403496102

Where is the world’s biggest island? How did a new island form in 1963? What is an archipelago? ’Mapping Earthforms’ looks at the physical features that shape our landscape. The series explains how these features have developed, how they support and challe

Author: Catherine Chambers
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree
Keywords: weather, wild, hurricane
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2007-01-15
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 1403495882
ISBN-13: 9781403495884

Using the dramatic aspects and effects of weather, this guide to hurricanes develops geographic skills such as vocabulary and using maps, plans and secondary sources of information. Emphasising that weather extremes have the same causes as the weather that we experience every day, it looks at the phenomenon to discuss where and why it occurs and how people cope with it.

Author: Catherine Chambers
Publisher: Evans Brothers Ltd
Keywords: festivals, world, easter
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2004-11-12
List price: $12.40
ISBN-10: 0237528606
ISBN-13: 9780237528607

A solemn cross and bright spring flowers remind us of Easter. So do delicious chocolate eggs! But how are these symbols related? What does Easter mean? This book will share the secrets of Easter with you - in all its sadness and triumphant gladness. Join in the festivities with this fantastic series that takes young readers to major celebrations all over the world! Snappy text and inviting colour photographs show how each festival is marked, and its cultural and religious importance to the communities involved. Each book offers ideas for making festive decorations or food, so that the re