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DYLAN'S SCOUT TROOP goes camping in Halape, a remote spot below the volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. The only thing wrong with the weekend on a beautiful, peaceful beach is Louie, a tough older boy. Louie and Dylan just can't get along. That night an earthquake rocks the camp, and then a wave rushes in, sweeping everyone and everything before it. Dylan and Louie must team up on a dangerous rescue mission. The... (more)

A Crack in the Edge of the World

America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906

by Simon Winchester

Unleashed by ancient geologic forces, a magnitude 8.25 earthquake rocked San Francisco in the early hours of April 18, 1906. Less than a minute later, the city lay in ruins. Bestselling author Simon Winchester brings his inimitable storytelling abilities to this extraordinary event, exploring the legendary earthquake and fires that spread horror across San Francisco and northern California in 1906 as well as its... (more)

Magic Tree House: Book 24

Earthquake in the Early Morning

by Mary Pope Osborne

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.

A Leader Becomes a Leader: Inspirational Stories of Leadership for a New Generation

A Leader Becomes a Leader: Inspirational Stories of Leadership for a New Generation

by J. Kevin Sheehan

A Leader Becomes a Leader opens with a window on history: Henry David Thoreau riding a borrowed horse and wagon into the woods around Concord, Massachusetts to Walden Pond in 1845. There, he writes a classic work that has a powerful effect on the lives and philosophies of seminal leaders in the next century as diverse as Mohandas Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Nelson Mandela. Thoreau believed that a... (more)

Plate Tectonics And Continental Drift (Looking at Landscapes)

Plate Tectonics And Continental Drift (Looking at Landscapes)

by John Edwards

This series offers a detailed, informative and lively discussion on four of the key areas of physical geography. Each book helps develop the knowledge of how specific features of the Earth are formed, their causes and effects, patterns and processes, and our study and understanding of them. The series aims not only to answer, but also to inspire questions about different environments and landscapes, and our... (more)

After the Earthquake: Stories

by Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin

Planet Earth (New View S.)

by Fiona MacDonald

The "New View" series offers dramatic new perspectives of popular topics. The illustrations, presented in a variety of unusual ways, are designed to both stimulate interest and knowledge. Each of the books begins with a double-page presenting a complete overview of the subject which is then followed by spreads which highlight the different aspects of the subject. This particular book looks at planet Earth and goes... (more)

Earthquakes And Volcanoes (Looking at Landscapes)

Earthquakes And Volcanoes (Looking at Landscapes)

by Alison Rae

This series offers a detailed, informative and lively discussion on four of the key areas of physical geography. Each book helps develop the knowledge of how specific features of the Earth are formed, their causes and effects, patterns and processes, and our study and understanding of them. The series aims not only to answer, but also to inspire questions about different environments and landscapes, and our... (more)

When the Mississippi Ran Backwards : Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes

When the Mississippi Ran Backwards : Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes

by Jay Feldman

On December 15, 1811, two of Thomas Jefferson's nephews murdered a slave in cold blood and put his body parts into a roaring fire. The evidence would have been destroyed but for a rare act of God -- or, as some believed, of the Indian chief Tecumseh. That same day, the Mississippi River's first steamboat, piloted by Nicholas Roosevelt, powered itself toward New Orleans on its maiden voyage. The sky grew hazy and... (more)

Aftershocks

by William Lavender

Jessie Wainwright, the daughter of a prominent San Francisco physician, intends to become a doctor herself, despite her father's disapproval. Her dream is nearly lost when a chance encounter reveals a shocking secret--and Jessie sets off in search of answers, temporarily abandoning her goals. Determined to confirm her dark suspicions, Jessie combs the streets of Chinatown. She ultimately witnesses the devastation... (more)

1906 : A Novel

by James Dalessandro

Now available in paperback, James Dalessandro's "riveting account of corruption, greed, and murder in the City by the Bay" (Dallas Morning News) was a best-seller in hardcover—and production has begun on a major motion picture. Set during the great San Francisco earthquake and fire, this page-turning historical novel reveals recently uncovered facts that forever change our understanding of what really happened.... (more)

Earthquake

by Milly Lee

This morning the earth shook and threw us from our beds. We were not hurt, just stunned. Drawers spilled, dishes crashed, pots and pans clanged as they fell. Ancestral portraits flew off the walls. Milly Lee's mother was eight years old in 1906, when San Francisco was shaken by a powerful earthquake. Buildings fell, fires flared, and the city burned for several days. This is the stirring story... (more)

Wright's Complete Disaster Survival Manual

Wright's Complete Disaster Survival Manual

by Ted Wright

Are you prepared for a hurricane that turns your home into rubble? An earthquake that leaves you and your family without shelter, food, or water? A flood that makes your home unlivable? Most people don't want to think about those things until it's too late. Ted Wright, who came of age in London during the Blitz of World War II, has extensive experience dealing with natural and man made disasters. He knows most... (more)

Earthquakes and Volcanoes (Repairing the Damage)

Earthquakes and Volcanoes (Repairing the Damage)

by Basil Booth

Discusses how to predict and survive earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Sandry's Book: Sandry's Book (Circle of Magic)

Sandry's Book: Sandry's Book (Circle of Magic)

by Tamora Pierce

PaperQuake: A Puzzle

by Kathryn Reiss

Violet's paralyzing fear of the San Francisco earthquakes changes when her family renovates an old building. An aftershock dislodges a letter addressed in 1906 to Baby V--and Violet is certain the disturbing letter is intended for her.

Forces of Nature: The Awesome Power of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Tornadoes (Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 (Awards))

Forces of Nature: The Awesome Power of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Tornadoes (Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 (Awards))

by Catherine O'Neill Grace

Grade 4-8–A companion volume to the National Geographic film of the same title, this book presents the basics of these phenomena with a focus on the work of four scientists who study them: Richard Herd, Marie Edmonds, Ross Stein, and Joshua Wurman. Grace describes how volcanoes develop and the efforts to predict their behavior, highlighting the eruption of Soufriere Hills on the Caribbean island of Montserrat.... (more)

Predicting Earthquakes (Kidhaven Science Library)

Predicting Earthquakes (Kidhaven Science Library)

by Peggy J. Parks

A Short History of Nearly Everything

by Bill Bryson

One of the world’s most beloved and bestselling writers takes his ultimate journey -- into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer. In A Walk in the Woods , Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail -- well, most of it. In In A Sunburned Country , he confronted some of the most lethal wildlife Australia has to offer. Now, in his biggest book, he confronts his greatest... (more)

Dirk Pitt Adventures: Book 19

Treasure of Khan

by Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler

Black Wind continued Dirk Pitt's meteoric career with one of Clive Cussler's most audacious, and well-received novels yet. But now Cussler takes an extraordinary leap, with one of his most remarkable villains ever. Genghis Khan-the greatest conqueror of all time, who, at his peak, ruled an empire that stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Caspian Sea. His conquests are the stuff of legend, his tomb a... (more)

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