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Earthquake Terror
by
Peg Kehret
When Jonathan and his family go camping on Magpie Island, they look forward to a fun, relaxing weekend. But their fun quickly vanishes when Jonathan, his sister, Abby, and their dog, Moose, find themselves in the middle of a natural disaster. A devastating earthquake has hit, destroying their camper, knocking out the only bridge to the mainland, and leaving Jonathan, Abby,...more
Paperback, 144 pages
Published
May 1st 1998
by Puffin
(first published 1996)
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When Jonathan Palmer and his family went on a camping trip to Magpie Island, they didn't expect to have the adventure of their lives. Mrs. Palmer injured her ankle, so Mr. Palmer had to take her to the hospital, leaving Jonathan and his dog Moose to babysit for his physically handicapped sister.
About an hour after his parents left, Jonathan noticed how quiet the island had become. No magpies cawed, no leaves rustled overhead. Suddenly Moose barked his warning bark, and Jonathan heard a deep rumb...more
About an hour after his parents left, Jonathan noticed how quiet the island had become. No magpies cawed, no leaves rustled overhead. Suddenly Moose barked his warning bark, and Jonathan heard a deep rumb...more
I thought this was a great book on what to do in a disaster. I really connected and felt for the main character Jonathan because of the stress he was under and how well he dealt with it. Jonathan and his family are camping on an island and his mother gets hurt. His dad takes his mom to the hospital leaving he, his sister abby who uses a walker, and the dog alone. An earthquake his and the camper is crushed and Abby's walker breaks. Jonathan fights to keep he, his sister, and his dog alive. I hav...more
Earthquake Terror
By peg Kehret
Fiction
132 pages
Earthquake terror is about how Jonathan and his family go on a camping trip on an island. While they're there Jonathans mom brakes her ankle so his dad has to take his mom to the hopital off the island. Jonathan stays with his sister while his dad takes his mom to the hospital. But while their parents are gone and earthquake hits and there is no way for jonathan and his siseter Abby to get off the island. Jonathan has to help keep his siter alive an...more
By peg Kehret
Fiction
132 pages
Earthquake terror is about how Jonathan and his family go on a camping trip on an island. While they're there Jonathans mom brakes her ankle so his dad has to take his mom to the hopital off the island. Jonathan stays with his sister while his dad takes his mom to the hospital. But while their parents are gone and earthquake hits and there is no way for jonathan and his siseter Abby to get off the island. Jonathan has to help keep his siter alive an...more
A family is camping on Magpie island. The mother breaks her ankle and the father takes her to the hospital. The two kinsd are supposed to stay in the camper and wait. Only an earthquake hits the island and washes out the bridge and a twelve year old boy much keep himself and his 6 year old disabled sister alive until they can be rescued. Fast pace and strong writing as to thoughts and feelings kept me turning pages. Excellent.
I was a little skeptical about this, but had it recommended by another teacher. My students LOVED it. The pacing was perfect and almost every chapter leaves you desperately needing to know what happens next (and in a chapter-a-day format, anticipating the next day's read). The characters and their interactions were insightfully written, making fantastic material for class discussion about their feelings and motivations, how things look different from the perspective of different people, etc. A n...more
Earthquake Terror is about a family, and they go out to a picnic and the mom and dad have to go somewhere and the two kids and the dog stay at the lake. When the kids were at the lake there was an earthquake. They hid in a log. Then after the earthquake the kids started walking to the car. The mom had to go to the hospital because, she god a stick stabed in her leg durring the earthquake. I hope that you read Earthquake Terror!
Jonathan and his disabled sister, Abby are left by themselves on an island after their mother breaks her ankle. The parents leave to go get medical help thinking that they would be back shortly. Unfortunately an earthquake strikes and Jonathan must now save himself and sister. This is a great adventure story with many twists and turns. The book is a quite a page turner.
Jonathan and his disabled sister, Abby are left by themselves on an island after their mother breaks her ankle. The parents leave to go get medical help thinking that they would be back shortly. Unfortunately an earthquake strikes and Jonathan must now save himself and sister. This is a great adventure story with many twists and turns. The book is a quite a page turner.
This is an amazing book!
Tells all about two kids who are left alone in the forest camp for what is supposed to be two hours but turns out to be a whole day almost!
They are entirely alone on this island when an hugeearthquake strikes...
The kids are brave and struggle for survival, along with their faithful dog, who risks his life for them.
Tells all about two kids who are left alone in the forest camp for what is supposed to be two hours but turns out to be a whole day almost!
They are entirely alone on this island when an hugeearthquake strikes...
The kids are brave and struggle for survival, along with their faithful dog, who risks his life for them.
this is a good book.
A family goes camping on magpie island, when their parents leave. After a day an earthquake occors and his sister fell, she has disabilitys with her legs so she cant get up. They escape, but no one can find them...
Peg Kehret writes some page turning butt kicking books!
A family goes camping on magpie island, when their parents leave. After a day an earthquake occors and his sister fell, she has disabilitys with her legs so she cant get up. They escape, but no one can find them...
Peg Kehret writes some page turning butt kicking books!
Someone came in the other day and asked for books from "pig carrot" or at least that is what the mumble sounded like. That sounded interesting, but the kid described books of adventure that had nothing to do with farm animals. This book sounds like it would fit our SRP theme of survival!
I wasn't sure that I was going to like this book, but I did! Definitely plot driven and fast paced. Just when you think it can't get any worse for siblings Jonathan and Abby, it does! I was in suspense the whole time-- good choice for reluctant readers who like survival stories.
jonathon and his sister abby along with a dog;moose must find a way to safety in an epic earthquake! good book, adventurous,i think its a good quick read and recommend for people who enjoy a realistic fiction full of action and heart warming adventure.
I liked this book and thought that it had a LOT of details. It was like i was right next to them while everything was happening. I understood everything. I thought it was really really SAD though. I reccomend this book to BOYS because they can handle it.
I liked this book a lot. Again, this book is by one of my favorite authors. I think it shows how children can take care of themselves in the sort of situations that they have to go through. So you should read it because it's pretty good.
This is a youth book. I read it because my granddaughter, MaKenzie, read it. For my taste a little too much whent wrong to be believeable but I must say it kept me reading to find out how they got out of their very serious perdictament!
A little juvenile, but since that was the intended audience it was easy to forgive. Altogether a good read, it held my attention, even though it was a little repetitive. I enjoyed the plot.
I thought it was very diffrent. When I saw the title but it was not just a eartqake so I liked wondering whats going to happen next.The book is earthquake by PEG KEHRET.
I read this book to my 3rd grade class. It was suspenseful and full of surprises. My kids were on the edge of their seat the whole time.
I remember this book from 5th grade when my teacher read it to us in class. I love this book and I am hoping to find it to share with my kids :)
I had read an excerpt from this book in the HM reading program and didn't like it, and the full length version didn't help. I felt like this story was told rather than shown to me. The wording and sentence structure was very simplistic and there was very little in the way of character development. I wouldn't recommend this book.
This is an exciting book for students 3-5 grade. Just when you think things can't get worse, they do. Again and again. A page-turner.
Good suspense for kids. One problem after another, and it looks pretty dicey for Jonathan and Abby towards the end. Quick enjoyable read.
Jonathan's family is camping on an island, when his mother breaks her ankle, and everything just goes downhill from there
I like the part when Abby and Jonthen were helping each other when there parents were gone because their mom had a broken leg.
I love this book so much! It is kind of scary when you wonder what will happen to the kids, and if they will get rescued...
Jonathan and his younger sister Abby, who uses a walker because her legs are weak, are left alone on an island while camping because their parents have to rush to the hospital after their mother breaks her ankle. When an earthquake suddenly hits, Jonathan and Abby have to fight for survival.
Earthquake Terror is very exciting, suspenseful, and adventurous. Most of the book takes place from Jonathan's point of view, and shows his concern and frustration with his sister and her disability. A small...more
Earthquake Terror is very exciting, suspenseful, and adventurous. Most of the book takes place from Jonathan's point of view, and shows his concern and frustration with his sister and her disability. A small...more
this book was amazing i am not going to write that much because i am doing my report on this but it was great
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Peg Kehret writes middle grade fiction and nonfiction. She's won dozens of state children's choice awards, where kids vote for their favorite book.
When she was twelve, Peg was paralyzed with polio. Most of her protagonists are the age she was then.
A volunteer with animal rescue groups, three of Peg's books are co-authored by Pete the Cat."
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When she was twelve, Peg was paralyzed with polio. Most of her protagonists are the age she was then.
A volunteer with animal rescue groups, three of Peg's books are co-authored by Pete the Cat."
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