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Children's Nonfiction Weather

Earthquake Readiness

by (author) Simon Rose

Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Initial publish date
Sep 2019
Category
Weather, Disasters, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780778765264
    Publish Date
    Sep 2019
    List Price
    $10.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780778765042
    Publish Date
    Sep 2019
    List Price
    $29.36
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781427123787
    Publish Date
    Sep 2019
    List Price
    $29.36

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 10 to 11
  • Grade: 5 to 6

Description

We cannot prevent earthquakes, but we can try to minimize their impact on humans. This important book examines what scientists know about earthquakes, whether we can predict them, and how we learn from each event. By studying the destruction they cause, scientists and engineers continue to come up with new and improved technologies to predict earthquakes and make cities, buildings, and people safer. Case studies and brief bios of key scientists and organizations highlight the information.

About the author

Simon Rose was born in Derbyshire, England. He graduated from university with a degree in history and has lived in Canada since 1990. He is also a graduate of the Institute of Children’s Literature of West Redding, CT. Simon offers a wide variety of presentations, workshops and author-in-residence programs for schools and libraries, covering such topics as the writing process, editing and revisions. He is a regular speaker at conferences and festivals, and has served as a juror for numerous literary prizes and awards, including the Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Literature in 2007. Simon, his two children, and his dog and cat live in Calgary.

 

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