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1) Earthquakes
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"What causes earthquakes? How do scientists predict and prepare for them? Discover the answers to these questions and more." -- Publisher's website.
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"Read all about seismology in Super Simple Earthquake Projects. Kids will learn about what causes earthquakes and how they affect Earth. Discover how scientists study and help people prepare for them. Then, build an earthquake-proof structure, create a tsunami in a bottle, and more. Each project has color photos and easy?to?follow instructions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning...
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Disney Educational Productions
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c2004
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Thousands of earthquakes happen each year and Bill Nye the Science Guy trembles in his boots when he explains what causes them. Find out what makes big pieces of the Earth's crust (the plates) move and what you should have on hand in case of a quake.
7) Earthquake!
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Simon Spotlight
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2019.
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"Using simple text and illustrations, this book describes what causes earthquakes."--
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"Meredith White was one of Hollywood's most recognizable faces. But a personal tragedy cut her acting career short and alienated her from her family. For the last fifteen years, Meredith has been living alone in San Francisco with two trusted caretakers. Then, on a muggy late summer day, a massive earthquake strikes Northern California, plunging the Bay Area into chaos. Without a moment's hesitation, Meredith invites her stunned and shaken neighbors...
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Random House
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c2013.
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When the strongest earthquake in U.S. history occurs just north of their St. Louis home, Kate and Jeremy find the disaster further complicated by Kate's self-proclaimed-medium twin's prediction about a more powerful earthquake, a situation that places Kate under public scrutiny and reveals her own psychic abilities.
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"In this thoughtful, mesmerizing tale with echoes of Station Eleven, the author of An Uncommon Education follows a group of survivors thrown together in the aftermath of two major earthquakes that strike San Francisco within an hour of each other--an achingly beautiful and lyrical novel about the power of nature, the resilience of the human spirit, and the enduring strength of love. On Valentine's Day, two major earthquakes strike San Francisco within...
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No, la ciencia no puede pronosticar un terremoto en particular. La sismología -esa ciencia híbrida en la que confluyen la física, la geología, el análisis de riesgos- ha buscado explicar cómo se desatan los movimientos en la corteza terrestre para, entre otros objetivos, saber cuándo y dónde ocurrirán esas sacudidas, pero hasta hoy no existe un método confiable para predecir temblores. Susan E. Hough presenta en esta obra los principales...
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Magnitude 8 is the archetypal natural disaster defined. To understand the cataclysmic earthquake that will tear California apart one day, Philip L. Fradkin has written a dramatic history of earthquakes and an eloquent guide to the San Andreas Fault, the world's best-known tectonic landscape. The author includes vivid stories of earthquakes elsewhere: in New England, the central Mississippi River Valley, New York City, Europe, and the Far East. Always,...
16) The Earthquake
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Welcome to the fascinating world of"The Earthquake" In this seismic journey, we embark on an exploration of the earth's hidden, tumultuous side, where the ground beneath our feet is not as steady as it seems. Brace yourselves for a riveting adventure as we delve into the heart of the planet's restlessness and the quivering tales of its tumultuous past.The allure of earthquakes lies not only in their raw power but also in the mysteries that shroud...
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I survived volume 23
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It was 1964 in the brand-new state of Alaska, a vast land of staggering beauty and heart-stopping dangers. Eleven-year-old Jack had grown up living happily with his parents in an off-the-grid cabin, miles from their closest neighbors. Grizzlies and wolves outnumbered people, and dark winter days were 30 degrees below zero. Jack had always thought of himself as strong--"Alaska tough". But then the most powerful earthquake in American history--the Good...
18) Beyond me
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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2020.
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In the aftermath of a major earthquake, eleven-year-old Maya overcomes her own fear to help others at home and in northeast Japan, where a tsunami caused great damage. Includes author's note about the facts behind the story.
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