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Author
Series
Atherton volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Edgar, an eleven-year-old orphan, finds a book that reveals significant secrets about Atherton, the strictly divided world on which he lives, even as geological changes threaten to shift the power structure that allows an elite few to live off the labor of others.
Author
Series
Eyewitness guides volume 38
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
Photographs and text explain the causes and effects of volcanoes and earthquakes and examine specific occurences throughout history.
7) Earthquakes
Author
Series
Publisher
Smithsonian/Collins
Pub. Date
[2006], c1991
Edition
Rev. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
New York Times' bestselling author, explorer, journalist, and geologist Simon Winchester who's been shaken by earthquakes in New Zealand, skied through Greenland to help prove the theory of plate tectonics, and even charred the soles of his boots climbing a volcano looks at the science, technology, and societal impact of these inter-connected natural phenomena.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
In its worst crisis since World War II, Japan faces disaster on an epic scale: a rising death toll in the tens of thousands, massive destruction of homes and businesses, shortages of water and power, and the specter of nuclear reactor meltdowns. It combines on-the-spot reporting, personal stories, compelling eyewitness videos, and exclusive helicopter footage for a unique look at the science behind the catastrophe.
11) Terremoto
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing Company, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2014
Language
Español
Description
For days and days, rainstorms pound a community. A nearby river swells until its banks overflow. Water surges over the land, washing away roads and buildings. In this captivating introduction to floods, early readers will be swept up in the dramatic text that describes the first signs of a flood, its destructive power, and most importantly, how to stay safe from a flood s rushing waters. Each 24-page book features controlled text with age-appropriate...
Author
Series
I survived volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Earning money to help his family in 1906, ten-year-old newsboy Leo explores the hilly city's bustling business world and modern innovations before a massive earthquake and decimating fire change everything he has ever known.
Author
Series
Publisher
Andersen Press USA
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Elmer the patchwork elephant and his cousin Wilbur investigate a distant noise and see their friend Super El rescue Old, a pink elephant whose 100th birthday celebration caused an earthquake.
Author
Series
Publisher
12-Story Library
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Disasters are fascinating, awe-inspiring, and scary, all at the same time. Lean the facts about many of the worst disasters in human history. Then get some tips on how to prepare for disasters and stay safe.
16) Aftershock
Author
Series
Publisher
Darby Creek
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"A high school student and her friends are already having a rough day--and then the earthquake hits. Working through personal issues suddenly doesn't seem like such a big deal compared to struggling to stay alive"--
Author
Series
Emily Windsnap volume 7
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Emily is headed to a tropical island for a relaxing vacation with friends and family. And this time, Emily promises her best friend, Shona, there will be absolutely no adventure, just plenty of fun. But somehow excitement always seems to find Emily, and before she knows it, she ends up on the other side of a powerful waterfall on a forgotten island no one else can get to.
19) Earthquakes
Author
Series
Publisher
Pogo Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"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."--
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