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Children's Nonfiction Disasters

Earthquake Alert!

by (author) Shilpa Mehta-Jones

Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Initial publish date
Mar 2004
Category
Disasters, General, Weather
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780778716044
    Publish Date
    Mar 2004
    List Price
    $9.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780778715726
    Publish Date
    Mar 2004
    List Price
    $25.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 9
  • Grade: 4

Description

When the earth shakes beneath your feet, the result can be dangerous and deadly. This book traces tremors and seismic waves and explains how we have prepared for the unexpected quakes that rock our cities and countryside. Special sections feature • Earth's layers, plate tectonics, and major fault lines • technology used for forecasting, predicting, and measuring earthquakes • accompanying tsunamis, landslides, and fires • activity/observation page

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