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Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Earthquakes can be a slight shake almost no one notices. Or, they can be catastrophic events that level city blocks. In this book, readers learn how and why earthquakes happen as well as how scientists predict and measure them today. Some of the worst earthquakes in history-and their destruction-are discussed, as are safety tips readers can easily remember should they find themselves in an earthquake. Full-color photographs highlight the reality...
4) Earthquakes
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Earthquakes have the power to significantly change landscapes and bring down massive buildings. Although they are still difficult to predict, seismologists have an in-depth understanding of where earthquakes are most likely to strike. With this engaging text, readers will learn about how plate tectonics, seismic waves, and faults can all play a role in unleashing an earthquake's destructive forces. Striking photos of historic earthquakes will also...
5) Earthquakes
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents information about earthquakes, what causes them, and where they are likely to occur and describes the effects of some of the most famous hurricanes of the past.
6) Earthquakes
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Carefully leveled text and engaging full-color photos introduce early fluent readers to the science behind earthquakes, including where and why earthquakes happen and how to stay safe when the ground starts to shake. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--
Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The ground begins to shake and dishes rattle on the shelves. It's an earthquake. Readers will learn why and where quakes happen and how scientists measure them. This important earth science topic is covered in rich detail with full-color photographs and helpful diagrams. After reading this book, students will have a better understanding of how people stay safe before, during, and after an earthquake hits. STEM and engineering topics from the Next...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Earthquakes happen when big plates of earth slide past one another. Powerful earthquakes can cause serious damage! Learn where earthquakes are common and how to stay safe, and hear from someone who survived an earthquake"--
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Language
English
Formats
Description
"Elena Godwin has scrimped and saved for a relaxing dream holiday in Mexico with her handsome but laddish boyfriend Harry. Life has felt a bit less exciting than she'd imagined her twenties would be, and she's hoping the trip will add some sizzle. But on a gorgeous summer evening an earthquake strikes--shattering their peaceful vacation. The trauma changes Elena's life forever. Ten years later, Elena still can't forget the face of the stranger she...
Author
Language
English
Description
When the strongest earthquake in U.S. history occurs just north of their St. Louis home, Kate and Jeremy find the disaster further complicated by Kate's self-proclaimed-medium twin's prediction about a more powerful earthquake, a situation that places Kate under public scrutiny and reveals her own psychic abilities.
13) Earthquake
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcturus Pub
Pub. Date
2012.
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"'New York Times' bestselling author, explorer, journalist, and geologist Simon Winchester who's been shaken by earthquakes in New Zealand, skied through Greenland to help prove the theory of plate tectonics, and even charred the soles of his boots climbing a volcano looks at the science, technology, and societal impact of these inter-connected natural phenomena"--
17) Earthquakes
Author
Series
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing, in association with Rosen Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A book for young readers about earthquakes"--
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Discover the Earth's most explosive volcanoes and what it's like to experience an earthquake feels like in this picture-led guide to the hotspots of the world This book tells you everything you need to know about the Earth's most extraordinary natural forces - from active volcanoes, including Kilanea in Hawaii and Etna in Italy, to devastating earthquakes that have hit San Francisco and Japan. Discover how the eruption of Mount Vesuvius devastated...
20) The quake
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Norwegian
Formats
Description
In 1904 an earthquake shook Oslo. Its epicenter was in the Oslo Rift which runs directly through the Norwegian capital. There are recorded quakes from the rift on a daily basis and geologists cannot be sure, but arguments indicate that people can expect major future earthquakes in this area.
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