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Surviving earthquakes / Michael Burgan.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Children's true stories. Natural disastersPublication details: Chicago, Ill. : Raintree, c2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: 32 pages; illustrations (chiefly col), col maps; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9781410940902 (hc)
  • 141094090X (hc)
  • 9781410940971 (pb)
  • 1410940977 (pb)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 363.3495 22
LOC classification:
  • HV599 .B87 2012
Contents:
San Francisco, California: 1906 -- Kanto, Japan: 1923 -- Tangshan, China: 1976 -- Port-au-Prince, Haiti: 2010 -- Conclusion -- Mapping earthquakes -- Glossary -- Find out more.
Introduction -- San Francisco, California: 1906 -- Kanto, Japan: 1923 -- Tangshan, China: 1976 -- Port-au-Prince, Haiti: 2010 -- Conclusion -- Mapping earthquakes.
Summary: "Where do earthquakes happen? Can scientists predict an earthquake? How do rescue dogs help after an earthquake? Discover the astonishing true stories of real children in extraordinary situations around the world. [This book] tells the fascinating stories of young people caught up in dangerous natural hazards."--Back cover.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Junior Non-Fiction Junior Non-Fiction Waimate Junior Non-Fiction Children &Young Adults Section 363.3495 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A00603120

Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.

San Francisco, California: 1906 -- Kanto, Japan: 1923 -- Tangshan, China: 1976 -- Port-au-Prince, Haiti: 2010 -- Conclusion -- Mapping earthquakes -- Glossary -- Find out more.

Introduction -- San Francisco, California: 1906 -- Kanto, Japan: 1923 -- Tangshan, China: 1976 -- Port-au-Prince, Haiti: 2010 -- Conclusion -- Mapping earthquakes.

"Where do earthquakes happen? Can scientists predict an earthquake? How do rescue dogs help after an earthquake? Discover the astonishing true stories of real children in extraordinary situations around the world. [This book] tells the fascinating stories of young people caught up in dangerous natural hazards."--Back cover.

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