Earthquakes
Earthquakes
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Saddleback Publishing
Just the Series: Disasters   

Series and Publisher: Disasters   

Annotation: Discusses major earthquakes that have struck San Francisco, Mexico City, Japan, Lisbon, and China.
 
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Catalog Number: #84971
Format: Perma-Bound Edition
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Copyright Date: 2004
Edition Date: c2004 Release Date: 09/01/04
Pages: 64 p.
ISBN: Publisher: 1-562-54652-X Perma-Bound: 0-605-29371-6
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-562-54652-6 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-29371-7
Dewey: 551.22
Dimensions: 18 cm.
Subject Heading:
Earthquakes.
Disasters.
Language: English
Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 63) and index.
Word Count: 4,541
Reading Level: 4.3
Interest Level: 7-12
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.3 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 77985 / grade: Upper Grades
Lexile: HL520L
Guided Reading Level: Q

This series of nonfiction readers will grab a student's interest from the very first page! Designed with struggling readers in mind, these riveting 64-page softcover books offer short chapters on significant disasters. Each chapter is its own mini-book, which includes a timeline, key terms, and interesting facts. Fascinating black and white photographs keep the pages turning. A bibliography encourages further topical reading. Earthquakes are caused by shifts in the Earth's plates. Shock waves from these events cause varying amounts of destruction based on their magnitude. Often, earthquakes incite other disasters as well, such as fires and tsunami Read here about major earthquake calamities in San Francisco, Mexico City, Japan, Lisbon, and China


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