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Nature Unleashed: Earthquakes Louise Spilsbury

Nature Unleashed: Earthquakes By Louise Spilsbury

Nature Unleashed: Earthquakes by Louise Spilsbury


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Summary

A series that looks at some of the world's worst natural disasters

Nature Unleashed: Earthquakes Summary

Nature Unleashed: Earthquakes by Louise Spilsbury

Natural disasters devastate communities. They reshape the landscape and can alter people's ways of life in an area for years after the event. Learn all about the 10 worst earthquakes in this book from San Francisco in 1906 to Nepal in 2015 .

This series explores the world's top ten worst recorded disasters, explaining how and why they happen and where in the world they have taken place. The series also invites the reader to examine what they have learnt about natural disasters and to apply that knowledge by answering critical thinking questions at the end of each book. Perfect for readers aged 9 and up.

About Louise Spilsbury

Award-winning author Louise Spilsbury, who also writes under the name Louise Kay Stewart, has written over 250 books for young people on a wide range of exciting subjects. She loves writing children's books as it gives her the chance to keep learning about new stuff. She lives and works near the coast in South Devon and loves to walk on the beach and swim in the sea after work. Louise won The English Association Margaret Mallett Award for Children's Non-Fiction 2019 for Rebel Voices: the rise of votes for women. Richard Spilsbury has worked in educational publishing for more than 20 years and has written on a variety of subjects, from climate change and food and farming to art history and design.

Table of Contents

  • 1: Earthquake Danger
  • 1: Earthquakes in Action
  • 1: San Francisco, 1906
  • 1: Nepal, 2015
  • 1: Manjil-Rudbar, Iran, 1990
  • 1: Peru, 1970
  • 1: Kashmir, 2005
  • 1: Sichuan, 2008
  • 1: Japan, 1923
  • 1: Messina, Italy, 1908
  • 1: Tangshan, 1976
  • 1: Haiti ,2010
  • 1: Where in the World?
  • 1: Glossary
  • 1: For More Information
  • 1: Index

Additional information

GOR013415369
9781445153926
1445153920
Nature Unleashed: Earthquakes by Louise Spilsbury
Used - Well Read
Paperback
Hachette Children's Group
20180927
32
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