Avalanches, Landslides, and Mudslides

Frank G. Carpenter, photographer. *Avalanche of snow across railroad tracks.* [between 1890 and 1930]. Frank and Frances Carpenter collection. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.

This page provides selected juvenile print titles on the subjects avalanches, landslides, and mudslides.

The following selected titles are meant to give the researcher an overall understanding of the topic. In order to find more resources related to the topics on this page, use the following Library of Congress Subject Headings:

Each title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. While these titles are held by the Library, many of them will also be available through your local public or academic library.

avalanches

Avalanches by Wendy Lanier
Call Number: QC929.A8 L36 2014
ISBN: 9781617839368
Published/Created: 2013
This title covers avalanches through text, primary sources with accompanying questions, charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, and maps.
Avalanches by Vanessa Black
Call Number: QC929.A8 B527 2017
ISBN: 9781620315637
Published/Created: 2016
In Avalanches readers learn about the conditions that turn a snowy slope into a dangerous slide through color photos and text.
Avalanches by Steven Otfinoski
Call Number: QC929.A8 O84 2016
ISBN: 9780531222942
Published/Created: 2016
This title covers what causes these extreme events to occur, what kind of effects they can have on the planet, and how people can stay safe during these natural disasters.
The World's Worst Avalanches by Tracy Nelson Maurer
Call Number: QC929.A8 M3775 2019
ISBN: 9781543554816
Published/Created: 2019
This title covers the causes and the effects of avalanches.
The Worst Avalanches of All Time by Suzanne Garbe
Call Number: QC929.A8 G37 2013
ISBN: 9781429684170
Published/Created: 2012
Recorded history's most devastating avalanches are covered in this title.

Landslides

Landslides by Sara Gilbert
Call Number: QE599.A2 G55 2018
ISBN: 9781608188956
Published/Created: 2018
This title explores landslides, focusing on the geological evidence that helps explain how and where they form and spotlighting famous examples.
Landslides by Cari Meister
Call Number: QE599.A2 M45 2016
ISBN: 9781620312223
Published/Created: 2015
In Landslides readers learn what happens in a landslide, about the conditions that cause the earth to give way, about the deadliest landslides and how to help prevent them.
Landslides by Rochelle Baltzer
Call Number: QE599.A2 B35 2011
ISBN: 9781617830334
Published/Created: 2011
This title covers topics such as why landslides happen, where they occur, and how they change land and affect communities.
Landslides by Jeffrey Zuehlke
Call Number: QE599.A2 Z84 2009
ISBN: 9780822588313
Published/Created: 2008
This title covers what landslides are, where they happen, and how to stay safe if a landslide is coming.
Landslides by John Hamilton
Call Number: QE599.A2 H36 2006
ISBN: 1596793317
Published/Created: 2006
This title covers the nature, causes, and dangers of landslides, and includes famous landslides of the past, and ways to survive.

Mudslides

Do You Really Want to Create a Mudslide? by Daniel D. Maurer, Teresa Alberini (Illustrator)
Call Number: QE599 M38 2017
ISBN: 9781607539575
Published/Created: 2016
In this title two children try to create a mudslide on a playground and then learn about the dangers of real mudslides, as well as how wind, water, and ice erosion can shape the land.
Floods: The Science Behind Raging Waters and Mudslides by Alvin Silverstein, Virginia B. Silverstein, and Laura Silverstein Nunn
Call Number: GB1399 .S54 2010
ISBN: 9780766029743
Published/Created: 2009
This title covers rainstorms and how they contribute to floods and mudslides and how to prepare for the future.
Floods and Mudslides by Bonnie J. Ceban
Call Number: GB1399 .C43 2005
ISBN: 0766023893
Published/Created: 2005
This title explores the causes and effects of floods and mudslides.
Mudflows and Landslides by Michael Woods and Mary B. Woods
Call Number: QE599.A2 .W66 2007
ISBN: 9780822565741
Published/Created: 2007
This title explores some of the world's biggest mudflow and landslide disasters through images and firsthand survivor stories.

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