Earthquakes

by Mari Schuh

Overview

Provide young readers with a better understanding of what causes these weather events and how to stay safe should a dangerous situation arise. With simple text and large, outstanding photos, readers will not only be informed, but also gain an appreciation of these awesome phenomenons.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496638083
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Series:	Earth in Action
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Mari Schuh's love of reading began with cereal boxes at the kitchen table. Today, she is the author of hundreds of nonfiction books for beginning readers, covering topics from tomatoes to tornadoes. Mari lives in the Midwest with her husband and their super sassy house rabbit. Learn more about her at marischuh.com.

Editorial Reviews

K-Gr 2–These easy-to-read titles feature dramatic covers and interior images. Short chapters describe what the phenomenon is, how and where it happens, safety, and how scientists are learning more about the events and how to predict them. Each attractive spread boasts a full-page color photograph. Some show the aftermath of a disaster (and even, in Avalanches for example, the phenomenon as it happens), but there are also some diagrams showing physical mechanisms and maps highlighting commonly affected places. The left side of each spread provides a few sentences of large-print text, with short, clear explanations. These books will work well as starting points for early reports but since they do not mention any specific events, they will need to be supplemented by more detailed works for those seeking examples.

School Library Journal

This is a perfect series to use with young children when teaching weather units. The large books feature one or two simply written sentences on one side of the page with a full page photograph opposite. While the facts are few and basic, the interest that these books will elicit will be great! A glossary will help equip the students with ways to describe what they see. The word count, according to the back page, will give the teacher an idea about the advisability of using these books as early readers. Early elementary students who disdain the picture book for the “made-up” story will love these “real” stories. The large photographs will give the children images to complement the information. Each book also gives the child hints on how to be safe if they should encounter the weather phenomena they see. Bibliography. Websites. Index. Recommended.

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