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4) Earthquake!
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the reasons for earthquakes, covering the various layers of the Earth, the movement of plates, and different culture's explanations for the occurrence of the natural phenomenon, and includes tips on what to do during an earthquake.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
June 12, 2030 started out like any other day... until a massive earthquake devastated Los Angeles, and the government, always teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, was unable to respond. The fallout from the earthquake national hope for the future against assurances from the past, in this all-too-believable imagining of where today's challenges could lead us tomorrow
Author
Series
I survived volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ten-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco -- not only does he get to make some money to help his family, he's free to explore the amazing, hilly city as it changes and grows with the new century. Horse-drawn carriages share the streets with shiny new automobiles, new businesses and families move in every day from everywhere, and anything seems possible. But early one spring morning, everything changes. Leo's world is shaken -- literally...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thameside Press
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill., col. photos., maps ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book looks at how volcanic eruptions and earthquakes can change the face of the landscape and how volcanoes can produce fertile soils and valuable substances.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
272 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Imagines the coming-of-age story of young Julia, whose world is thrown into upheaval when it is discovered that the Earth's rotation has suddenly begun to slow, posing a catastrophic threat to all life.
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
New edition, This American edition.
Physical Desc
72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discover the Earth's most explosive volcanoes and what it's like to experience an earthquake feels like in this picture-led guide to the hotspots of the world This book tells you everything you need to know about the Earth's most extraordinary natural forces - from active volcanoes, including Kilanea in Hawaii and Etna in Italy, to devastating earthquakes that have hit San Francisco and Japan. Discover how the eruption of Mount Vesuvius devastated...
13) Earthquakes
Author
Series
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows a team of U.S. geologists as they gather evidence after the 2010 earthquakes in Chile and Haiti that may help scientists figure out a way to predict earthquakes.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Earthquakes are an original. One of the first ten teams in Major League Soccer, they were called the Clash. For years, the team struggled. Then they changed their name. The Earthquakes went on to win their very first MLS Cup. Maybe there's something in a name. For over twenty years, almost every post-season match has been between the Quakes and the L.A. Galaxy. It's a battle between Northern and Southern Californian. Quakes fans know these matches...
Author
Publisher
Tin House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
313 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"At the end of a long, sweltering day, as markets and businesses begin to close for the evening, an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude shakes the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. Award-winning author Myriam J. A. Chancy masterfully charts the inner lives of the characters affected by the disaster--Richard, an expat and wealthy water-bottling executive with a secret daughter; the daughter, Anne, an architect who drafts affordable housing structures for a...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Meredith White was one of Hollywood's most recognizable faces. But a personal tragedy cut her acting career short and alienated her from her family. For the last fifteen years, Meredith has been living alone in San Francisco with two trusted caretakers. Then, on a muggy late summer day, a massive earthquake strikes Northern California, plunging the Bay Area into chaos. Without a moment's hesitation, Meredith invites her stunned and shaken neighbors...
19) Before takeoff
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"James and Michelle find themselves in the Atlanta airport on a layover ... seemingly interminable delays draw them both to a mysterious flashing green light--and each other. Where James is passive, Michelle is anything but. And she quickly discovers that the flashing green light is actually ... a button. Which she presses ... Before they can figure up from down, strange, impossible things start happening: snowstorms form inside the B terminal; jungles...
Author
Series
Bear Grylls adventures volume 6
Publisher
Bear Grylls
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
117 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Fatima is scared of the dark. She has to get through a ruined city at night, avoiding the dangers of crumbling buildings, cracks in the ground and fallen masonry without power or light.
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