Sweeping tsunamis

Title:

Sweeping tsunamis

Personal Author EPSB:

Louise. Spilsbury

Year Published:

2003

Series:

Awesome forces of nature

Physical Description:

32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Contents:

What is a tsunami? -- What causes a tsunami? -- Where do tsunamis happen? -- What happens in a tsunami? -- Case study: Hawaii, 1946 -- Who helps when tsunamis happen? -- Case study: Japan, 1993 -- Can tsunamis be predicted? -- Can people prepare for tsunamis? -- Case study: Papua New Guinea, 1998 -- Can tsunamis be prevented? -- Destructive tsunamis of the past.

Grade Interest level:

3-6

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader MG 6.1 1.0 71890

Subject:

Tsunamis.

Tsunamis -- Environmental aspects.

Added Author:

Spilsbury, Richard, 1963-

ISBN:

9781403437259

9781403442338