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Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
391 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Meredith White was one of Hollywood's most recognizable faces. But a personal tragedy cut her acting career short and alienated her from her family. For the last fifteen years, Meredith has been living alone in San Francisco with two trusted caretakers. Then, on a muggy late summer day, a massive earthquake strikes Northern California, plunging the Bay Area into chaos. Without a moment's hesitation, Meredith invites her stunned and shaken neighbors...
3) Earthquakes
Author
Series
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 Wonderbook (24 pages) : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Earthquakes, early fluent readers learn about what happens during an earthquake, including where and why earthquakes happen. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about the deadliest earthquakes and how to stay safe when the ground starts to rumble.
An infographic shows areas of the world most susceptible to earthquakes, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
272 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Imagines the coming-of-age story of young Julia, whose world is thrown into upheaval when it is discovered that the Earth's rotation has suddenly begun to slow, posing a catastrophic threat to all life.
6) Earthquakes
Publisher
World Book, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
3rd edition.
Physical Desc
56 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"A discussion of earthquakes, describing their characteristics, formation, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant earthquakes from history"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
88 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Earning money to help his family in 1906, ten-year-old newsboy Leo explores the hilly city's bustling business world and modern innovations before a massive earthquake and decimating fire change everything he has ever known.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Growing up in the Alaskan wilderness, Jackson has always prided himself on being tough. His family lives in a tiny cabin where their neighbors are grizzlies and wolves. The nearest store is a three-day walk away.
Jackson loves his life... until a fire destroys the family's cabin, and they have to move to the town of Valdez. Adjusting to fifth grade isn't easy.
And then Jackson has to face an earthquake of terrifying strength. As the ground shatters...
11) San Andreas
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a magnitude nine earthquake leaves California in ruins, a helicopter pilot and his estranged wife make their way to San Francisco to save their only daughter.
Author
Series
Magic tree house volume 24
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to San Francisco in 1906, in time for them to experience one of the biggest earthquakes the United States had ever known.
Author
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Pacific Northwest lies in ruins in the aftermath of the 9.2 Cascadia earthquake. There is a tsunami at the coast, annihilated infrastructure in all the towns and cities, and failed dams in the Oregon river valley where 15-year-old Cielo lives with her mother, a fearful evangelical who's become caught up in a fearsome cult called The Collection of Redeemed Souls. Cielo and her mother, Mexican citizens without U.S. papers, have always had their...
14) The science of natural disasters: the devastating truth about volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Bear Grylls adventures volume 6
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Fatima is having fun camping with her friends, but she is afraid the dark. She has to get through a ruined city at night, avoiding the dangers of crumbling buildings, cracks in the ground and fallen masonry without power or light.
Author
Publisher
Cameron Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, map ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the logs and adventures of Juliet Fish Nichols, a female lightkeeper who kept the light shining through the fog following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake,
Author
Series
Publisher
Triangle Interactive, LLC
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Explore how volcanoes are formed and what causes an eruption in this fascinating Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Featuring bright, vivid photos, explanatory diagrams, informational text, and stimulating facts, this fascinating title engages readers in the scientific and natural causes behind volcanoes and their eruptions.
18) Tsunamis
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Carefully leveled text and engaging full-color photos introduce early fluent readers to the science behind tsunamis, including where and why tsunamis happen and how to stay safe when the wave heads for shore. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In graphic novel format, tells the story of the great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 and the subsequent fires"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
This time Ranger, the time-traveling Golden retriever, finds himself in San Francisco in the middle of the great 1906 earthquake, and his mission is obviously to get a young Chinese immigrant, Lily Chen, to safety, but as they make their way through the ruined and burning city Ranger finds that he must also accomplish something else--finding Lily, who was sold as a servant by her parents, a new family who will care for her.