Tsunami: Perspectives on Tsunami Disasters

By Ian Graham

Book Overview

What is it like to witness a Tsunami? How is its reporting and history formed from different people's perspectives of the event? This book uses firsthand accounts from eyewitnesses, survivors the emergency services, scientists, and the media to describe what happened before, during, and after the tsunami that hit Japan in 2011. We also look at the science the facts, the timeline and the physical causes and effects of the tsunami. Why was the disaster in Japan unique? How did it compare to other tsunamis? And how long will the cleanup take? Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1484601904
• ISBN13: 9781484601907
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.5" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 11 to 16 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 11