Bibliograph

Earthquakes, writer: Jen Green

Type

Label

Earthquakes, writer: Jen Green

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Age 5-11

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Earthquakes

Oclc number

1011557390

Responsibility statement

writer: Jen Green

Series statement

World Book's library of natural disasters

Summary

"A discussion of earthquakes, describing their characteristics, formation, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant earthquakes from history"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

What is an earthquake? -- Drifting plates -- The San Francisco earthquake -- Seismic waves -- Earthquake scales -- What happens during an earthquake? -- The Armenian earthquake of 1988 -- Earthquake and fire in Tokyo -- The Kobe earthquake -- Sinking into the earth -- The Mexico City earthquake -- Tsunamis -- Japanese earthquake and tsunami -- The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 -- Landslides and floods -- Avalanche in the andes -- The Tangshan earthquake -- An earthquake in the Himalayas -- The Chilean earthquake -- Monitoring and predicting earthquakes -- Sichuan earthquake -- Preparing for earthquakes -- Haiti earthquake

Target audience

juvenile

Classification