Tsunamis & seiches / writer: Anna Claybourne.
"A discussion of tsunamis and seiches, describing their characteristics, formation, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant tsunamis and seiches from history"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780716699415
- ISBN: 0716699419
- ISBN: 9780716699286
- ISBN: 0716699281
- Physical Description: 55 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm.
- Edition: Third edition.
- Publisher: Chicago, IL : World Book, Inc., [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes glossary and index. At head of title: Library of natural disasters. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | What is a tsunami? -- What causes tsunamis? -- The Chilean tsunami of 1960 -- What makes up a tsunami? -- Killer Krakatau -- Destroying lives -- The tsunami of 2004 -- Fukushima tsunami of 2011 -- Tsunamis and the environment -- The Lituya Bay megatsunami -- Tsunamis in the Atlantic -- The Lisbon tsunami -- Tsunamis and asteroids -- Tsunami warning systems -- Warning systems in action : the tsunami at Okushiri -- The Chilean tsunami of 2010 -- Tsunami preparation and survival -- What is a seiche? -- Buffalo's "great flood" -- The Chicago seiche. |
| Target Audience Note: | Age 5-11. 1100L Lexile |
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| Subject: | Tsunamis > Juvenile literature. Seiches > Juvenile literature. |
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- 5 of 5 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | J363.3494 CLA (Text) | 36015000054136 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | J363.34 C (Text) | 39493110035898 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Carver School Road Branch | J363.349 C (Text) | 0112522317293 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Reidsville Library | J 363.3494 C (Text) | 31554010487717 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Richard H. Thornton Main Library | J 363.349 CLAYBO (Text) | 42756202493794 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
