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Time For Kids: Earthquakes!
Earthquakes A small earthquake may just rattle some teacups. But a rare huge quake can bring down cities. Those rumblings are a reminder to pay attention to our earth. Scientists keep careful records of quakes around the world. They try to predict when the next one will happen.
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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March 17, 2014
Book Review By: Brittany Perez
Date: March 17, 2014
Synopsis:
A small earthquake may just rattle some teacups. But a rare huge quake can bring down cities. Those rumblings are a reminder to pay attention to our earth. Scientists keep careful records of quakes around the world. They try to predict when the next one will happen.
In EARTHQUAKES!, TIME For Kids® takes you inside the earth to discover what happens when the ground moves (http://www.amazon.com/Time-For-Kids-E...).
Book Review:
When I first purchased the book "Earthquakes! They make the ground shake",By: The editor of TIME For Kids WITH Barbara Collier it would be a kid friendly book with information on quakes and tsunami, facts about these two natural disasters. With taking Into consideration that the book is "Level 2: Developing reader, Longer sentences with richer vocabulary", for this level yes it does have longer sentences with images and picture representation of how a earthquake forms, but it was not very informative fact wise. Again understanding the reading level, gradually introducing a student or your child into more complex words and helping to build there vocabulary and comprehension level, this book lacks facts. The book talks more about where disasters took place and the year and if or how bad they were. The diagram about the inside of the earth, yes it labels each section of the earth to core, but does not help or aid in the understanding of how an earthquake starts or form. The book focused more in keeping it short and lost focus on applying factual information about earthquakes and tsunamis beyond dates. The sentences could of been kept short without compromising knowledgeable information. The book in the end would leave a child with more questions than answers.
Date: March 17, 2014
Synopsis:
A small earthquake may just rattle some teacups. But a rare huge quake can bring down cities. Those rumblings are a reminder to pay attention to our earth. Scientists keep careful records of quakes around the world. They try to predict when the next one will happen.
In EARTHQUAKES!, TIME For Kids® takes you inside the earth to discover what happens when the ground moves (http://www.amazon.com/Time-For-Kids-E...).
Book Review:
When I first purchased the book "Earthquakes! They make the ground shake",By: The editor of TIME For Kids WITH Barbara Collier it would be a kid friendly book with information on quakes and tsunami, facts about these two natural disasters. With taking Into consideration that the book is "Level 2: Developing reader, Longer sentences with richer vocabulary", for this level yes it does have longer sentences with images and picture representation of how a earthquake forms, but it was not very informative fact wise. Again understanding the reading level, gradually introducing a student or your child into more complex words and helping to build there vocabulary and comprehension level, this book lacks facts. The book talks more about where disasters took place and the year and if or how bad they were. The diagram about the inside of the earth, yes it labels each section of the earth to core, but does not help or aid in the understanding of how an earthquake starts or form. The book focused more in keeping it short and lost focus on applying factual information about earthquakes and tsunamis beyond dates. The sentences could of been kept short without compromising knowledgeable information. The book in the end would leave a child with more questions than answers.
November 7, 2011
It is REALLY hard to find books about earthquakes that won't scare the pants off you. The books for kids love to show photos of the monster quakes and don't stress enough that the majority--the vast, vast majority--are harmless. Also, most books seem to assume the kids reading it are living in a non-earthquake region. But I guess that is not relevant now that the East Coast and now Oklahoma have actually had earthquakes!!!!!
Anyway, this book totally did scare me, because it shows the worst of the worst. But it also has lots of good scientific facts about the plates, the inside of the Earth, seismology, etc. It also includes info about tsunamis, accompanied by a horrible footage of Indonesia from its 2004 tsunami. (The book's advice in case of tsunami: Get the hell out of there.)
It does give pretty good safety advice for earthquakes.
Anyway, this book totally did scare me, because it shows the worst of the worst. But it also has lots of good scientific facts about the plates, the inside of the Earth, seismology, etc. It also includes info about tsunamis, accompanied by a horrible footage of Indonesia from its 2004 tsunami. (The book's advice in case of tsunami: Get the hell out of there.)
It does give pretty good safety advice for earthquakes.
May 25, 2011
Questions sent in penpal letter:
What did you think of Earthquakes!? There are no earthquakes where I live. I think I would be very scared if I were in an earthquake. Are there earthquakes where you live? Did you see how the whole road collapsed on page 23? I'm glad I wasn't in Alaska in 1964! On page 31 it says that more than 3 million earthquakes happen every year. That is a LOT of earthquakes. I liked how the book explained fault lines and the ring of fire, it sure must be scary to live in California!
On page 15, it says that sometimes animals act strangely before an earthquake. Do you think they can tell it is going to happen? How can you keep safe during an earthquake? What are some of the things that might happen because of an earthquake?
What did you think of Earthquakes!? There are no earthquakes where I live. I think I would be very scared if I were in an earthquake. Are there earthquakes where you live? Did you see how the whole road collapsed on page 23? I'm glad I wasn't in Alaska in 1964! On page 31 it says that more than 3 million earthquakes happen every year. That is a LOT of earthquakes. I liked how the book explained fault lines and the ring of fire, it sure must be scary to live in California!
On page 15, it says that sometimes animals act strangely before an earthquake. Do you think they can tell it is going to happen? How can you keep safe during an earthquake? What are some of the things that might happen because of an earthquake?
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