num_pages: 64
description: 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 earthquakes calamities in San Francisco, Mexico City, Japan, Lisbon, and China.Disasters! This series of nonfiction readers will grab a students 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
language: English
title: Earthquakes
titlecomplete: Earthquakes (Disasters)
genres: Nonfiction, Science, Childrens
ratings_count: 19
publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing