earthquakes

Presents information on earthquakes, in simple text with illustrations, discussing how they happen, what their devastating effects can be, where the danger zones are, and how they can be predicted. www.av2books.com (book code Q609595, security question "world".

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.

Presents a brief look into the causes and effects of earthquakes; along with information on four major earthquakes in history and earthquake facts.

Questions and answers provide information about volcanoes and earthquakes, covering such aspects as why, how, when, and where these phenomena occur.

Explains how and why earthquakes occur, and looks at the devastation caused by the 1964 earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska.

This low-level text introduces how earthquakes form, the damage they cause, and how their damage can be prevented.

Readers discover the amazing stories behind these innovators and the ways they're using science, technology, engineering, and math skills to save lives.

Discusses everyday events to describe earth science principles in action.

In this title, find out what the world may look like if a supervolcano erupts.

Eleven-year-old Elizabeth Morgan would rather hang out with the boys, but when her parents send her to San Francisco to be refined by her Aunt Sally, a massive earthquake sends the city reeling, and Elizabeth must rely on her survival skills to find her way to safety.