Drought
- ISBN-10
- 0896865444
- ISBN-13
- 9780896865440
- Series
- Drought
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Author
- Gail B. Stewart
Description
Describes droughts around the world, their damaging effects, how people prepare for them, and ways to fight the effects of this type of natural disaster.
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