Listen to the voice of the Earth
Subtitle: learn about earthquakes to save lives
By: Satoko Oki ; translated by Takako Iwaki
Contributors: Iwaki, Takako (Translator), translator
Series: Japan library / Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture; Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyo Shinko Zaidan)
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9784916055453
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Geophysics; Okologie; Naturkatastrophe; Erdbeben; Juvenile literature; Earthquakes; Geophysik
Other titles: Chikyu no koe ni mimi o sumasete :
Work titles: Chikyu no koe ni mimi o sumasete
Description: A seismologist explains what causes earthquakes and how we can live with them to protect our lives.
Notes: "Originally published in Japanese language by Kumon Publishing Co., Ltd. in 2011"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-138).
Table of contents: title: Introduction. What happened on March 11, 2011?; title: Ch. 1. What causes earthquakes?; title: Ch. 2 Why earthquakes occur; title: Ch. 3. What causes tsunamis?; title: Ch. 4. The many effects of great earthquakes; title: Ch. 5. How to become the earth's messenger; title: Ch. 6. A journey to the center of the earth; title: Ch. 7. The earth, a chatty hot planet; title: Ch. 8. To save lives; title: Some ideas for your earthquake research; title: Further study; title: Afterword.