The California Drought
From the Series Ecological Disasters
Humanity's impact on the natural world can have disastrous effects. The California Droughtshines a light on California's lengthy and devastating dry period. With abundant charts and diagrams and large-format photos, this title explores the science behind climate change, groundwater, and human water use patterns, and considers actions people and governments can take to try to improve the situation. Features include a flow chart showing the disaster's causes and effects, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
| Interest Level | Grade 6 - Grade 12 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 8 |
| Copyright | 2018 |
| BISACS | JNF051160, JNF051100, JNF065000 |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Abdo Publishing |
| Imprint | Essential Library |
| Series | Ecological Disasters |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 112 |
| Lexile | 1130 |
| ISBN | 9781532110207 |
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| Title Format | Reinforced book |
| Release Date | 2017-09-01 |
| Author | Laura Perdew |
| Features | Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Reviewed, Sources for further research, Table of contents |
| Dewey | 363.34 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs |
| Dimensions | 9.75 x 8.5 |
| ATOS Reading Level | 8.1 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 505034 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 3.0 |
Ecological Disasters – Library Media Connection
Extremely informative, well laid-out, and expertly researched, these titles should provide a quality nonfiction upgrade to any library collection. Recommended.
Ecological Disasters – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
The writing is engaging and informative, some of the titles taking a more narrative approach, while others are more scientific. All of them benefit from back matter that includes flowcharts that show cause and effect, and an ‘Essential Facts’ section that sums up key points. These volumes that look at difficult topics are critical reading for all students.