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Author
Publisher
Darby Creek Pub
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
April Fools' Day, 1946: a sunny Hawaiian school day that started out as any other--until the ocean began to pull back, exposing the sea floor. Suddenly, someone looked up: now a wall of water was racing toward them. This was no April Fool's joke--it was a deadly tsunami. Learn about this and other tsunamis from history.
23) Tsunamis
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
"With dramatic images and firsthand survivor stories-- plus the latest facts and figures-- this book shows you terrifying tsunami disasters up close"--P. [4] of cover.
25) Tsunamis
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
An examination of tsunamis that discusses what causes them, where they occur, and how they affect land and communities.
26) Tsunami!
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
A wealthy man in a Japanese village, who everyone calls Ojiisan, which means grandfather, sets fire to his rice fields to warn the innocent people of an approaching tsunami.
34) Titanic II
Publisher
Asylum Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
On the 100th anniversary of the original voyage, a modern luxury liner christened "Titanic II", follows the path of its namesake. But when a tsunami hurls an iceberg into the new ship's path, the passengers and crew must fight to avoid a similar fate.
38) Nature's extremes: earthquakes, tsunamis and the other natural disasters that shape life on Earth
Publisher
Time Books
Pub. Date
�2011
Language
English
Description
Examines the natural forces that shape life on earth, describing earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes, tornadoes, wildfires, and floods that have affected human life in recent years.
39) Hereafter
Language
English
Description
This film peers at an intriguing question--is there an afterlife?--through the lens of George, Marie, and Marcus, who are each tortured in different ways by the thought of life after death. George Lonegan is psychic. It was once his career: he was "the man who can speak to the dead," with a high-traffic website, and a popular biography. But he fled that life, unable to cope with the emotional burden of his abilities. Marie Lelay is a French TV presenter...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Pico does not believe the old stories that say the moai, the stone statues of his village, come alive and protect the people in time of trouble, until a great wave comes and he is in grave danger. Includes facts about tsunamis, Easter Island, and the effects of deforestation.
