Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters
Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
Harriet Griffey
2010
ISBN: 1405352485, 0756659329, 0756659337
48 pages
PDF
3.75 MB
"DK Readers" will help your child learn to read and encourage a life-long love of reading whilst they learn about earthquakes and natural disasters. Encourage your child to read. They will come face-to-face with some of the deadliest natural disasters of all time, from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius to the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, and learn about the scientific forces behind these incredible events. "DK Readers" are part of a five-level highly pictorial reading scheme, which uses lively illustrations and engaging stories to encourage reading. Level 4 Readers have rich vocabulary and challenging sentence structure, additional information, alphabetical glossary and index to help challenge growing readers and build literacy skills. Read them together with children who are reading alone and with reluctant readers. This title includes over "100 DK Readers" in the series.
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Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Alexander E. Gates, Ph.D.
David Ritchie
ISBN:0816045836
306 pages
PDF
19.7 MB
From aa to Yellowstone, if it's got anything at all to do with earthquakes or volcanoes, you're likely to find within the pages of this updated encyclopedia from science journalist David Ritchie and Rutgers geology professor Alexander Gates.
The 1,000-plus alphabetical listings range from historical volcanoes and quakes (both famous and obscure) to entries on specific seismic phenomena (everything from parasitic cones to jökulhlaup) and general geological principles, including a few excellent in-depth discussions on topics like plate tectonics and seismic wave types. The encyclopedia also contains a lengthy bibliography, a list of Internet resources, a chronological listing of notable quakes and eruptions, and a handful of unforgettable eyewitness accounts (after the eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79, apparently Pliny the Elder's party went out "having pillows tied upon their heads with napkins; and this was their whole defense against the storm of stones that fell around them.
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Eruption! The Story of Volcanoes
Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
Anita Ganeri
2010
ISBN: 1405352493
32 pages
PDF
2,63 MB
"DK Readers" will help your child learn to read and encourage a life-long love of reading whilst finding out about
volcanoes. Encourage your child to read. They will learn all about volcanoes, from their incredible structure to what
happens when one goes bang! "DK Readers" are part of a five-level highly pictorial reading scheme, which uses lively
illustrations and engaging stories to encourage reading. Level 2 Readers have long sentences, increased vocabulary,
information boxes and a simple index. Read them together with children who are beginning to read alone and with early
or reluctant readers. Over 100 "DK Readers" are there in the series.
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