Central Kansas Library System

Discusses how earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur and how they can be predicted.

"Take a close look at earthquakes through engaging text, fun facts, and infographics that stress visual literacy"--

Describes the impact of several historic earthquakes around the world, including San Francisco, 1906 and 1989; Haiti, 2010; Japan, 2011; and others in Mexico City and China.

Discusses the causes and effects of volcanoes and earthquakes, the different types of volcanoes, and how scientists predict earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Describes the nature and causes of earthquakes, the damage they do, ways to predict them, and numerous earthquake disasters throughout the world.

Part of the Nature Company Discoveries Library. Atmospheric illustrations, strong photographs, and lively text engage and encourage readers to discover for themselves the world around them. Includes a four-page foldout that reveals a dramatic perspective.

Certain that she is being drawn by more than coincidences into the lives of people living nearly 100 years ago, Violet, who feels like the odd sister in a set of triplets, searches for clues to help her avert an imminent tragedy.

Nature unleashed : Earthquake : Josh, a respected engineer, travels to Russia to inspect a nuclear power plant. Coincidentally, his ex-wife Rachel works at the facility and lives nearby with their kids. During the inspection, a catastrophic earthquake hits the Russian countryside. Josh and Rachel's daughter is caught in a subway tunnel by the quake. Now Josh and Rachel must rescue their daughter and deal with a second earthquake. Nature unleashed...

Describes the Armenian earthquake of 1988 and its historical, political, and cultural aspects.