Danger! Earthquakes
- ISBN-10
- 162334204X
- ISBN-13
- 9781623342043
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 30
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-10-01
- Publisher
- StarWalk Kids Media
- Author
- Seymour Simon
Description
Earthquakes can destroy whole cities and towns and kill thousands of people. This SeeMore Reader covers the causes of earthquakes, the places they usually occur, and what to do if one strikes .Newly updated in 2012 to include both the 2004 Indonesian quake and 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami.
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