Tsunamis (A True Book: Earth Science)

by Chana Stiefel

Overview

Discover the ways that tsunamis form, the destruction they can cause, and what scientists and communities are doing to better prepare for them.

A True Book: Earth Science series presents fascinating facts and fun activities that will engage the budding earth scientist, while exploring the fields of geology, meteorology, ecology, and more. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780531213537
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	08/07/2009
Series:	A True Book (Relaunch)
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	830L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Chana Stiefel is the award-winning author of more than 30 humorous and heartfelt books for children. Her nonfiction books include THE TOWER OF LIFE, the true story of Holocaust survivor and historian Yaffa Eliach, who created the Tower of Faces at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum (a Junior Libary Guild Gold Medal Selection, Scholastic); LET LIBERTY RISE: How America’s Schoolchildren Helped Save the Statue of Liberty (a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, Scholastic, 2021); and ANIMAL ZOMBIES & OTHER REAL-LIFE MONSTERS (a Top 10 YALSA Quick Pick, NatGeoKids). Chana’s funny fictional picture books include MENDEL’S HANUKKAH MESS UP (Kalaniot), MY NAME IS WAKAWAKALOCH (HMH), and DADDY DEPOT (Feiwel & Friends). She loves to visit schools and libraries to share her passion for reading and writing with children.

Table of Contents

1 Out of the Blue

What caused the 2004 Indian ocean tsunami? 7

2 Tsunamis in Motion

What Makes Tsunamis so Big? 13

3 Surviving the Waves

How did a 10-year-old British girl become a hero? 21

Nature's Warning

What Clues Tell us that a tsunami is on its Way? 26

4 Cleaning Up

How can people help After a Disaster? 29

5 Preventing Future Disasters

What do Sand Dunes, Coral Reefs, and Mangrove Forests Have in Comon? 35

True Statistics 43

Resources 44

Improtant Words 46

Index 47

About the Author 48