Discusses earthquakes and areas where they are most prevalent, the damage they can inflict, some specific earthquakes in history, and explains how to survive this type of disaster.
Describes why volcanoes and earthquakes occur, the chaos they cause, how they help to form mountains, valleys, and islands, and ways in which they are useful to people.
An exploration of earthquakes that provides accounts of individuals who have survived one, explains what causes them, and discusses related disaster prevention and safety procedures.
Junior, a seven-year-old boy, is trapped under his house after the Port-au-Prince earthquake, and his vivid imagination helps him find the strength to survive.
When an earthquake creates a tsunami while thirteen-year-old Kyle is babysitting his sister during a family vacation at a Pacific Coast resort, he tries to save himself, his sister, and a boy who has bullied him for years. Includes an author's note which provides factual information on tsunamis.
When an earthquake hits the isolated island in northern California where his family had been camping, twelve-year-old Jonathan Palmer must find a way to keep himself, his partially paralyzed younger sister, and their dog alive until help arrives.
