Earthquakes (Natural Disasters Series) - Hardcover

Lassieur, Allison

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1560069759 ISBN 13: 9781560069751

Publisher: Lucent Books, 2002

Synopsis

Earthquakes range in intensity from slight vibrations unfelt by humankind to gigantic waves capable of causing mass destruction. Earthquakes can damage the earth's surface, destroy man-made structures, and end human life. Understanding earthquake conditions enables humans to predict earthquakes with the hopes of lessening death and destruction in the next occurrence.

About this title

About the Author:

Allison Lassieur is a Capstone Press author.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-5-Narrow in scope, these easy-to-read books are reasonable additions to heavily used sections of the 551s. They discuss the causes, effects, and power of the featured catastrophes, as well as methods of predicting them, safety measures, and famous disasters of their kind. Each two-page spread contains a photograph, map, or chart; nearly all are in color and many, especially in Earthquakes, are full-page. Unfortunately, they're more decorative than informative. Dorothy Souza's Hurricanes (1994) and Sally Walker's Earthquakes (1995, both Carolrhoda), Seymour Simon's attractive Earthquakes (Morrow, 1991), and Patricia Lauber's powerful Hurricanes (Scholastic, 1996) are all better choices.
Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lucent Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1560069759
• ISBN 13: 9781560069751
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112