earthquakes

In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Nadine goes to live with her father in Miami while her cousin Magdalie, raised as her sister, remains behind in a refugee camp, dreaming of joining Nadine but wondering if she must accept that her life and future are in Port-au-Prince.

The devastating and fascinating details of how earthquakes and volcanoes happen will engage readers from the moment they open this book.

Through narrative nonfiction text, readers hear stories from survivors of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010.

Photographs and text explain the causes and effects of volcanoes and earthquakes and examine specific occurrences throughout history.

"Carefully leveled text and engaging full-color photos introduce early fluent readers to the science behind earthquakes, including where and why earthquakes happen and how to stay safe when the ground starts to shake. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--.

When two young strangers meet by chance on the day of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, they struggle to survive the terror of crumbling buildings, fire, looting, and chaos.

This book discusses the science behind tsunamis. The chapters describe destructive tsunamis and their aftermath, explain why tsunamis occur, and explore scientists' efforts to predict these disasters. Diagrams, charts, and photos provide opportunities to evaluate and understand the scientific concepts involved.

Discusses the disasters that struck Japan in 2011, including a major earthquake followed by a tsunami that caused an accident in a nuclear power plant, and recounts stories of some of the survivors.

Readers will learn about 500,000 earthquakes happen every year around the world. Most earthquakes are too small for people to notice.

George Lankford, a fifteen-year-old in early nineteenth-century Cincinnati whose main interests include creating a steam engine and avoiding a friendship with the badly scarred new boy, Charles Lidell, finds his life radically changed when an earthquake hits town.