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1) Earthquakes
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Describes the nature and measurement of earthquakes and the devastation that they can cause on land and sea, including the giant seismic waves known as tsunamis.
2) Earthquakes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Read and find out about one of nature's most mysterious forces--the earthquake. Some earthquakes are so small that you don't even feel them, while others can make even big buildings shake! Learn why earthquakes happen, where they are most likely to occur, and what to do if one happens near you.
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English
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Magnitude 8 is the archetypal natural disaster defined. To understand the cataclysmic earthquake that will tear California apart one day, Philip L. Fradkin has written a dramatic history of earthquakes and an eloquent guide to the San Andreas Fault, the world's best-known tectonic landscape. The author includes vivid stories of earthquakes elsewhere: in New England, the central Mississippi River Valley, New York City, Europe, and the Far East. Always,...
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I survived volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Ten-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco -- not only does he get to make some money to help his family, he's free to explore the amazing, hilly city as it changes and grows with the new century. Horse-drawn carriages share the streets with shiny new automobiles, new businesses and families move in every day from everywhere, and anything seems possible. But early one spring morning, everything changes. Leo's world is shaken -- literally...
5) Earthquakes
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Series
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English
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Shows readers math skills can be used to learn more about earthquakes, including the triggers, the destruction left behind, and where they occur most often.
6) Earthquakes
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
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"What causes earthquakes? How do scientists predict and prepare for them? Discover the answers to these questions and more."--Publisher's website.
7) Earthquakes
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Describes earthquakes, their causes and effects, the instruments used to study them, and safety measures for preventing personal harm.
8) Earthquakes
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Provides information about earthquakes, discussing the boundaries around the Earth's plates, forces and faults, how to be prepared, and how to help when disaster strikes.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
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A fictional story based on a real-life event, Pandas' earthquake escape describes the adventures of a mother panda, LiLing, and her one-year old cub, Tengfei, as they escape a panda reserve following an earthquake. Can be used to teach children about earthquakes, animal survival, and a mother's instinct to protect her child. Includes "For Creative Minds" section.
11) Fault lines & tectonic plates: discover what happens when the earth's crust moves, with 25 projects
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English
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Learn about earthquakes and volcanoes and how the earth's surface is always changing.
12) Earthquake
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Series
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English
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Provides basic information about earthquakes, the damage they cause, and how to stay safe.
15) Earthquake!
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Earthquake! describes how and where earthquakes happen."--
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English
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"At the end of a long, sweltering day, as markets and businesses begin to close for the evening, an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude shakes the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. Award-winning author Myriam J. A. Chancy masterfully charts the inner lives of the characters affected by the disaster--Richard, an expat and wealthy water-bottling executive with a secret daughter; the daughter, Anne, an architect who drafts affordable housing structures for a...
17) Amazing grace
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English
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In the wake of an earthquake that interrupts a celebrity-studded charity dinner dance at the Ritz Carlton in San Francisco, the lives of four strangers are transformed by the tragedy.
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