earthquakes

Illustrations and simple text teach young readers about earthquakes, what causes them, where they happen most, and what to do when one occurs.

After an earthquake hits Istanbul, Kurdish Muslim Sinan and his family are forced to live in a camp, set up by American missionaries and headed by his American neighbor who he always avoided, and much to his disapproval, while residing in the camp, his son is slowly converted to Christianity and his daughter falls in love with a seventeen-year-old American.

A novelization of twenty-two-year-old photographer Edith Irvine's experiences in the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, as seen through the eyes of fifteen-year-old Daisy, a fictitious traveling companion.

Introduces the natural phenomena of earthquakes and volcanoes, explaining how and why they occur, and looking at the potentially devastating effects.

Describes the forces that cause earthquakes; famous earthquakes in history; the possible environmental effects, such as global warming; and earthquake predictions and precautions.

Describes the natural phenomena that cause earthquakes, landslides, and tsunamis. Discusses why people die in such catastrophes and what they can do to protect themselves and their property.

Text and photographs describe earthquakes and the damage they cause.

Facts, illustrations, and projects examine the causes of volcanoes, tidal waves, earthquakes, and other natural phenomena.

Discusses how and why earthquakes occur, where they are most likely to happen, what to do when a quake hits, and how scientists predict earthquakes.

Explores what causes earthquakes, where the tremendous power of a quake comes from, why they occur without warning, and whether it is possible to predict earthquakes.