Earthquakes
Eh4. Juvenile Fiction
The Earth Dragon Awakes : The San Francisco Earthquake Of 1906
Laurence Yep (JF). New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2006. 117 p. Eight-year-old Henry and nine-year-old Chin love to read about heroes in popular “penny dreadful” novels, until they both witness real courage while trying to survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
Earthquake
Matt Christopher (JF) ; illustrated by Ted Lewin. Boston : Little, Brown, c1975. 111 p. After running away from camp in the Adirondack Mountains on his horse, Jeff encounters unimaginable ordeals, including a severe earthquake.
Earthquake Terror
Peg Kehret. (JF) New York : Cobblehill Books/Dutton, c1996. 132 p. When an earthquake hits the isolated island in northern California where his family had been camping, twelve-year-old Jonathan Palmer must find a way to keep himself, his partially paralyzed younger sister, and their dog alive until help arrives.
Escaping The Giant Wave
Peg Kehret (JF). New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2003. 151 p. When an earthquake creates a tsunami while thirteen-year-old Kyle is babysitting his sister during a family vacation at a Pacific Coast resort, he tries to save himself, his sister, and a boy who has bullied him for years.
Into The Firestorm : A Novel Of San Francisco, 1906
Deborah Hopkinson (JF). New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2006. 200 p. Days after arriving in San Francisco from Texas, eleven-year-old orphan Nicholas Dray tries to help his new neighbors survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the subsequent fires. The year is 1906, and ten-year-old Nick Bray, just orphaned, steals away from the migrant cotton camp to San Francisco. No sooner does he find himself a basement to sleep in and a job at a stationery shop than the great quake strikes. Just as he and his boss’s dog, Brownie, are settling in for the night, the basement walls begin to shake uncontrollably. Nick has no way of knowing that he and Brownie are facing the worst earthquake and fire ever to hit the city—and that he’s got to find a way out.
Night Of The Howling Dogs
Graham Salisbury (JF).
New York : Wendy Lamb Books, c2007. 191 p. In 1975, eleven Boy Scouts, their leaders, and some new friends camping at Halape, Hawaii, find their survival skills put to the test when a massive earthquake strikes, followed by a tsunami.
Juvenile Non-fiction
Earthquake! : On A Peaceful Spring Morning, Disaster Strikes San Francisco
Shelley Tanaka (JUV 979.4 TAN) ; paintings by David Craig ; historical consultation by Gladys Hansen. New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2004. 48 p. On the early morning of April 19, 1906, the city of San Francisco was struck by a devastating earthquake that crumpled buildings, cracked water mains, broke gas pipes, and sent kerosene lamps flying. Fires quickly engulfed most of the city, leaving exhausted civilians to fight the flames with well water.
Forces Of Nature : The Awesome Power Of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, And Tornadoes
Catherine O’Neill Grace (JUV 551.2 GRA). Washington, DC : National Geographic Society, c2004. 62 p. Contents: On the rim of a live volcano — In the zone of an earthquake — In the path of a tornado. Spectacular images, detailed diagrams, and fact-filled narrative combine to bring readers up close and personal with some of Earth’s most dynamic forces.
Quakes Split The Ground Open
Clare Oliver (JUV 551.22 OLI). Brookfield, Conn. : Copper Beech Books, c1999. 32 p. Describes the causes, destructive effects, detection, and safety aspects of earthquakes, as well as some of the major earthquakes that have occurred in our time.
Shake, Rattle, And Roll : The World’s Most Amazing Volcanoes, Earthquakes, And Other Forces
Spencer Christian and Antonia Felix (JUV 551.2 CHR). New York : J. Wiley & Sons, c1997. 122 p. Examines the powerful forces found in the Earth, with an emphasis on earthquakes and volcanoes.
Volcano & Earthquake
Susanna van Rose ( JUV 551.21 VAN) New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1992. 61 p. Photographs and text explain the causes and effects of volcanoes and earthquakes and examine specific occurrences throughout history.
Earthquakes
Seymour Simon (JUV 551.2 SIM). New York : Morrow Junior Books, 1991. 32 p. Examines the phenomenon of earthquakes, describing how and where they occur, how they can be predicted, and how much damage they can inflict.
Volcanoes And Earthquakes
Mary Elting, with Rachel Folsom and Robert Moll (JUV 551.21 ELT) ; illustrated by Courtney. New York : Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1990. 42 p. Discusses how earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur and how they can be predicted.
Earthquakes
Franklyn M. Branley (JUV 551.22 BRA) ; illustrated by Richard Rosenblum. New York : Crowell, c1990. 32 p. Discusses why earthquakes happen, what their sometimes devastating effects can be, where the danger zones are, and what measures people can take to safeguard themselves.
The Armenian Earthquake
Chris Engholm (JUV 956.6 ENG) San Diego, Calif. : Lucent Books, c1989. 64 p. Describes the Armenian earthquake of 1988 and its historical, political, and cultural aspects.
The San Francisco Earthquake
James House and Bradley Steffens (JUV 979.4 HOU) San Diego, Calif. : Lucent House, c1989. 64 p. An account of the earthquake of 1906 in San Francisco, during which fires began which raged unchecked over the city, virtually destroying it.
Earthquakes
Dennis Brindell Fradin (JUV 551.22 FRA) Chicago : Childrens Press, c1982. 63 p. Discusses why the earth quakes, how earthquakes kill and destroy, and how to predict and prepare for earthquakes. Also describes some famous earthquakes, including the one that struck Southern Italy in 1980.