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040 _aCITU LRAC
_beng
041 _aeng
082 _a363.3495
245 _aEarthquakes
250 _aSecond edition
264 1 _aChicago :
_bWorld Book,
_c2009.
300 _a47 pages :
_billustrations (some color), color maps ;
_c28 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 _aWorld Book's library of natural disasters ; #3
500 _aIncludes glossary and index
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references
505 0 _aWhat is an earthquake? -- Drifting plates -- The San Francisco earthquake -- Seismic waves -- Earthquake scales -- What happens during an earthquake? -- The Armenian earthquake of 1988 -- Earthquake and fire in Tokyo -- The Kobe earthquake -- Sinking into the earth -- The Mexico City earthquake -- Tsunamis -- The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 -- Landslides and floods -- Avalanche in the Andes -- The Tangshan earthquake -- An earthquake in the Himalayas -- The Chilean earthquake -- Monitoring and predicting earthquakes -- Preparing for earthquakes.
520 _a"A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.
521 _aPrimary
650 0 _aEarthquakes
_vJuvenile literature
710 2 _aWorld Book, Inc.
830 _aWorld Book's library of natural disasters ; #3.
942 _2ddc
_cBK