earthquakes

Julia struggles as she comes of age when she learns, along with the rest of the world, that the Earth has begun to slow its rotation, drastically changing gravity and the environment.

The diaries of thirteen-year-old Zoey, who lives in modern day Tennessee, and Prudence, who lives in 1811 Missouri, tell how the two girls survive the New Madrid earthquakes and the subsequent floods after Zoey travels back in time.

Photographs, illustrations, and text describe how and where earthquakes happen, the destruction they cause, and how scientists have worked together to predict when quakes will occur.

Examines the impact of geological forces on the Earth, looking at earthquakes, tsunamis, theories about how the dinosaurs became extinct, and the history of the planet's various terrains.

Eighteen-year-old housekeeper Sierra O'Nielle and Joseph Harlan, the handsome son of a wealthy cattle rancher, are contemplating a totally unsuitable romance when they are literally thrown together by the devastating 1906 earthquake in San Francisco.

Describes in simple terms why earthquakes and volcanoes occur, the damage they cause, and how instruments are used to detect movements in the earth.

Discusses how earthquakes form and how scientists attempt to predict them, providing information from seismologists, geologists, engineers, and more.

After experiencing earthquake tremors, Jessica anticipates a major catastrophe.

A young girl must struggle to rescue her brother and an old woman from an opium den during the San Francisco earthquake in 1906.