Earthquakes / Jill Keppeler.

By: Keppeler, JillMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Rosen verified: natural disastersPublication details: Buffalo, NY : Rosen Pub., 2023Edition: 1st edDescription: 48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9781499469486Subject(s): Earthquakes -- Juvenile literature | Earthquakes | Natural disastersGenre/Form: High interest-low vocabulary books. Additional physical formats: Online version:: EarthquakesDDC classification: 551.22 LOC classification: QE521.3 | .K457 2023
Contents:
When the earth shakes -- Under the earth -- Pieces of the puzzle -- Why do quakes happen? -- Recording and measuring -- How strong? -- Earthquake scientists -- Seeing the future -- Earthquake central -- In the United States -- Before and after -- A great wave -- Quakes in history -- Into modern times -- The great Chilean earthquake -- Cali quakes -- Being prepared -- During a quake -- After the shaking stops -- Unseen dangers -- Living with earthquakes.
Summary: "Looks at the science behind earthquakes and how and why they occur, as well as how scientists detect and measure them. Primary sources, charts, and graphic organizers provide additional information and help readers develop important critical-thinking skills"--Provided by publisher.
Item type: List(s) this item appears in: High-Interest Books (80L - 300L) | New Non-Fiction
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

When the earth shakes -- Under the earth -- Pieces of the puzzle -- Why do quakes happen? -- Recording and measuring -- How strong? -- Earthquake scientists -- Seeing the future -- Earthquake central -- In the United States -- Before and after -- A great wave -- Quakes in history -- Into modern times -- The great Chilean earthquake -- Cali quakes -- Being prepared -- During a quake -- After the shaking stops -- Unseen dangers -- Living with earthquakes.

School Library Journal, April 2023

"Looks at the science behind earthquakes and how and why they occur, as well as how scientists detect and measure them. Primary sources, charts, and graphic organizers provide additional information and help readers develop important critical-thinking skills"--Provided by publisher.

3.6.

Young Adult Follett School Solutions.

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