Earthquakes

by Paul P. Sipiera

Book Overview

Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0516206656
• ISBN13: 9780516206653
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5

Customer Reviews

Earthquakes

Have you ever wondered about earthquakes? Are they dangerous? How do they start? Well if you want top know the answers, I recommend you read Earthquakes by Paul P. Sipiera. In this book you will learn about various sub topics such as earths plates, why the earth shakes, the San Andreas Fault, and the many dangers of earthquakes. This book is very easy to read and understand. It breaks things down so its easy to read and understand, and provides pictures along the way to guide you threw things. Earthquakes happen all the time, and many people don't see the dangers of them. The book states, "Major earthquakes cause great loss of life." People need to be more aware of there surroundings. The book also states, "no place on earth is totally safe from earthquakes." This is why we need to be aware of these things, because they could happen anywhere at anytime. Overall, I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in this subject. It's an easy read, which would benefit you in many ways. Even if you couldn't care less about earthquake, I'm sure this book would interest you.

A fine place to start for information on earthquakes

Having experienced the 6.8 earthquake that hit the Seattle area on February 28, my son and I were eager to read up on earthquakes. What better place to turn that the True Book series? After all, my older daughter used to eat up the series like bon bons during her summer vacations.The Sipiera book did not disappoint. It is chock-full of fascinating photos and simple, easy-to-understand text. What really stands out about the True book series is this: much science literature for young children consists of information tidbits. The True Book series caters to the same age group but introduces children to a sustained narrative. I can't help but think this does them far more good than disconnected facts. Also, phonetic pronunciations for unfamiliar words are provided throughout. My son and I had a great time with this book and I think your children will too, whether or not they've been through an earthquake before.