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Witness to Disaster: Earthquakes
It’s another normal day in Alaska, where the beauty of the rugged landscape makes the hardships of winter worth enduring. This Northern life is good, you think, when suddenly—without warning—your world is ROCKED! The ground sways beneath your feet with sickening force. You’ve just been caught in the second strongest earthquake in history!
Witness to Earthquakes uses eyewitness accounts and pulse-racing narrative to bring readers into the terrifying heart of an earthquake. The first chapter documents the 1964 Alaskan quake that shook Prince William Sound with a 9.2 magnitude force, and set off a tsunami that ultimately caused most of the deaths attributed to this frightening act of nature. The following chapters explore the deadly history of earthquakes and the seismic and geological science of this phenomenon. Readers learn how and why earthquakes occur, and what scientists can do to prevent casualties. The expansive back matter includes a list of sources to discover more about these fearsome catastrophes.
Witness to Earthquakes uses eyewitness accounts and pulse-racing narrative to bring readers into the terrifying heart of an earthquake. The first chapter documents the 1964 Alaskan quake that shook Prince William Sound with a 9.2 magnitude force, and set off a tsunami that ultimately caused most of the deaths attributed to this frightening act of nature. The following chapters explore the deadly history of earthquakes and the seismic and geological science of this phenomenon. Readers learn how and why earthquakes occur, and what scientists can do to prevent casualties. The expansive back matter includes a list of sources to discover more about these fearsome catastrophes.
48 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 1982
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November 17, 2009
Genre: Informative
Copyright: 2008
"Earthquakes: Witness to Disaster" was a very informative book on why earthquakes occur, famous earthquakes that shook the earth, and predicting and preparing for future earthquakes. The images may interest some students, however, the text can be a bit difficult for younger readers. This book gives great insight to the power and destruction an earthquake can have. Accompanying the book are excellent photographs showing the impact that earthquakes have on not only the world, but the citizens who inhabit it.
Copyright: 2008
"Earthquakes: Witness to Disaster" was a very informative book on why earthquakes occur, famous earthquakes that shook the earth, and predicting and preparing for future earthquakes. The images may interest some students, however, the text can be a bit difficult for younger readers. This book gives great insight to the power and destruction an earthquake can have. Accompanying the book are excellent photographs showing the impact that earthquakes have on not only the world, but the citizens who inhabit it.
August 27, 2016
Originally rated E by Judy Ermlick
This idea of being a "witness" to disaster is carried throughout the book- with witnesses listed at the end. While explaining the how and the why of earthquakes, there is a chapter on predicting earthquakes, a glossary,a bibliography, further reading and websites, and a listing of people interviewed for the book. I wish we had had this when the earthquake struck, but there will be discussions for months to come about this. National Geographic- cant go wrong.
This idea of being a "witness" to disaster is carried throughout the book- with witnesses listed at the end. While explaining the how and the why of earthquakes, there is a chapter on predicting earthquakes, a glossary,a bibliography, further reading and websites, and a listing of people interviewed for the book. I wish we had had this when the earthquake struck, but there will be discussions for months to come about this. National Geographic- cant go wrong.
June 25, 2010
Helpful to getting overview and background info.
Also good example of text structure of information tests.
Also good example of text structure of information tests.
June 25, 2012
Review by H. I.
It has examples of damage, which is a good thing. [It has] pictures, which is good to [help us] understand.
It has examples of damage, which is a good thing. [It has] pictures, which is good to [help us] understand.
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