MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2009517676
003 DLC
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008 091116s2009 iluab j b 001 0 eng
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040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aQE521.3$b.E275 2009
082 00 $a363.34/95$222
245 00 $aEarthquakes.
250 $a2nd ed.
260 $aChicago :$bWorld Book,$cc2009.
300 $a47, [1] p. :$bill. (some col.), col. maps ;$c28 cm.
490 0 $aWorld Book's library of natural disasters
520 $a"A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
505 0 $aWhat is an earthquake? -- Drifting plates -- The San Francisco earthquake -- Seismic waves -- Earthquake scales -- What happens during an earthquake? -- The Armenian earthquake of 1988 -- Earthquake and fire in Tokyo -- The Kobe earthquake -- Sinking into the earth -- The Mexico City earthquake -- Tsunamis -- The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 -- Landslides and floods -- Avalanche in the Andes -- The Tangshan earthquake -- An earthquake in the Himalayas -- The Chilean earthquake -- Monitoring and predicting earthquakes -- Preparing for earthquakes.
650 0 $aEarthquakes$vJuvenile literature.
710 2 $aWorld Book, Inc.