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Black, Vanessa Blehm, Eric Krist, Gary. Otfinoski, Steven Perish, Patrick Tarshis, Lauren Yu, BillBlehm, Eric
Summary: "From Eric Blehm, the bestselling author of The Last Season and Fearless, comes an extraordinary new book in the vein of Into the Wild, the story of the legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly and his death in the 2003 Durrand Glacier Avalanche-a devastating and controversial tragedy that claimed the lives of seven people. On January 20, 2003, a thunderous crack rang out and a 100-foot-wide tide of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KELLY, CRAIG BLEPerish, Patrick
Summary: "Engaging images accompany information about how to survive an avalanche. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media, Inc. 2017
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 613.6 PERBlack, Vanessa
Summary: "Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early readers to the science behind avalanches. Includes map, infographics, activity, glossary, and index."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jump!, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.5 BLATarshis, Lauren
Summary: Three stories of survival, including eleven-year-old Bennett Satterlee and his brother, Ethan, who survived the 2011 Joplin Tornado, a skier in Alaska who was caught underneath the weight of an avalanche, and fourteen-year-old Ariel Creamer, whose home was right in the path of Hurricane Sandy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J 363.34 TarOtfinoski, Steven
Summary: "Learn all about avalanches, from what causes them to what effects they have on humans."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.5 OTFKrist, Gary.
Summary: "In February 1910, a monstrous blizzard hit Washington State. High in the Cascade Mountains near the tiny town of Wellington, two trainloads of cold, hungry passengers and their crews found their railcars buried in rising drifts, parked precariously on the edge of a steep ravine. An army of the Great Northern Railroad's men worked round-the-clock to rescue the trains, but the storm was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist US KristYu, Bill
Summary: Terence and David are competitive snowboarders. David is more laid back, he wants to have fun! But Terence won't be happy until he wins the gold. They head to an abandoned ski resort for some secret practice. Terence refuses to quit until he nails his trick, and the motion causes an avalanche. Can they survive?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Planet, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2020