TinkerTown: Earthquakes!
Wed, Sept 18 @ 4:00 pm // Grades K-5 // Learn about earthquakes, explore seismographs, and build an earthquake-proof LEGO building. Questions? Contact Andrea
by Susanna Van Rose
J NF SCIENCE Geology DK 2022
This book tells you everything you need to know about the Earth’s most extraordinary natural forces – from active volcanoes, including Kilauea in Hawaii and Mount Etna in Italy, to devastating earthquakes that have hit San Francisco and Japan. Discover how the eruption of Mount Vesuvius devastated the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum but left in its wake remarkably preserved treasures.
by Lauren Tarshis
Junior TARSHIS
Ten-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco -- not only does he get to make some money to help his family, but he's also free to explore the amazing, hilly city as it changes and grows with the new century. But early one spring morning, everything changes. Leo's world is shaken—literally—and he finds himself stranded in the middle of San Francisco as it crumbles and burns to the ground. Does Leo have what it takes to survive this devastating disaster? // I Survived
True stories of surviving earthquakes
by Terry Collins
J NF HEALTH -Safety -Survival COLLINS
Plates crash to the floor and dressers topple over as the earth rumbles beneath you. Earthquake! These deadly natural disasters can leave people trapped under tons of wreckage. Despite being buried alive, some people have overcome the odds and lived to tell the tale. These true stories detail the amazing events of people who have emerged from the rubble during an earthquake.
by Mary Pope Osborne
Junior OSBORNE Magic v.24
An adventure that will shake you up! That's what Jack and Annie get when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to California in 1906. As soon as they arrive, the famous San Francisco earthquake hits the city. Can Jack and Annie save the day? Or will San Francisco be destroyed first? // A Magic Treehouse Adventure
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