Chock-full of facts, photos and activities, this title in the Disaster series explores how earthquakes happen, and the havoc they cause.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 3-6-Like Nicolson's Volcano! (Kids Can, 2001), this is an olio of photos, several diagrams, and a map partnered by explanatory captions. A brief conversational text provides basic information on the causes of earthquakes and their dramatic effects, and includes a measurement scale, plus sections on significant quakes (Kobe 1995, San Francisco 1989, Port Royal 1692), tsunamis, earthquake prediction, and survival techniques. Six "Disaster Data" boxes and four easy experiments are also included. This will be an adequate addition to a bibliography already enhanced by such titles as Lin Sutherland's Earthquakes and Volcanoes (Reader's Digest, 2000), Susanna Van Rose's Volcano & Earthquake (Knopf, 1992), and Seymour Simon's Earthquakes (Morrow, 1991).
Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Gr. 3-6. Concise, comprehensible text; lucid, color graphics; dramatic documentary photos; and annotations in bold type create attention-grabbing double-page spreads, each one focusing on a different aspect of earthquakes. Much like the sensationalistic sound bites of media news, the book's opening sections snare interest with details about the horrific 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan. Then the minichapters delve into the causes, location, and measurement of quakes. Concluding pages treat ongoing efforts to predict quakes and build shake-resistant structures. To facilitate comprehension, Nicolson presents several easy and fun projects: prepared gelatin, minimarshmallows, and dry spaghetti help youngsters learn the value of cross-bracing construction. This well-focused, fascinating book belongs in most science and technology collections. Ellen Mandel
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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