Tsunamis
By: Helen Dwyer
Series: Eyewitness disaster; Eyewitness disaster
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781445100623
Subjects: Tsunamis; Natural disasters; Juvenile literature
Description: "In this book find out what tsunamis are, where and when they happen and how predicting them can help to keep people safe. Experience the terrifying force of tsunamis through personal eyewitness descriptions."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is a tsunami?; title: What happens in a tsunami?; title: Where do tsunamis occur?; title: How often do tsunamis occur?; title: Tsunamis in the Western Pacific; title: "We swam out of the room, neck-deep in water"; title: Tsunamis in the Americas; title: "A black ball of water was rapidly building up"; title: Landslides, glaciers and volcanoes; title: "It reached the tops of the coconut trees"; title: Predicting tsunamis; title: Minimizing the damage; title: Keeping safe.