Extreme wildfire : smoke jumpers, high-tech gear, survival tactics, and the extraordinary science of fire / Mark Thiessen with Glen Phelan.
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TextSeries: National Geographic kidsPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2016]Description: 1 online resource (111 pages) : color illustrationsContent type: - text
- still image
- computer
- online resource
- 9781426325304
- 1426325304
- 9781426325311
- 1426325312
- 1484490657
- 9781484490655
- Thiessen, Mark (Photographer) -- Juvenile literature
- Wildfires -- Prevention and control -- Juvenile literature
- Forest fire fighters -- Juvenile literature
- Smokejumpers -- Juvenile literature
- Fire ecology -- Juvenile literature
- Thiessen, Mark (Photographer)
- Wildfires -- Prevention and control
- Forest fire fighters
- Smokejumpers
- Fire ecology
- 363.37 23
- SD421.435 .T45 2016eb
OSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23).
Ages 8-12.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The science of wildfire -- Battling wildfire from the ground -- Battling wildfire from the air -- Ecology of wildfire -- Living with wildfire.
"From a searing expanse of flames in Russia to barreling blazes in California, no wildfire is too extreme for National Geographic photographer and wildland firefighter Mark Thiessen. Travel with Thiessen across the globe as he investigates dangerous infernos and works alongside courageous firefighting teams. Offering stunning photography, expert advice, and inside information on the most high-tech gear, the author turns up the heat to show you the incredible science behind the flames."
Description based on print version record.
Accelerated Reader AR 6.2 4.0 183548.
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