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1) Nation
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16
Formats
Description
After a devastating tsunami destroys all that they have ever known, Mau, an island boy, and Daphne, an aristocratic English girl, together with a small band of refugees, set about rebuilding their community and all the things that are important in their lives.
Author
Series
Magic tree house fact trackers volume 15
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An introduction to natural disasters.
3) The big wave
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 2
Formats
Description
His family and village swept away by a tidal wave, Jiya learns to live with the ever-present dangers from the sea and volcano.
Author
Series
I survived volume 8
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Visiting his dad's hometown in Japan four months after his father's death would be hard enough for Ben. But one morning the pain turns to fear. First, a massive earthquake rocks the quiet coastal village, nearly toppling his uncle's house. Then the ocean waters rise and Ben and his family are swept away by a terrible tsunami. Now Ben is alone, stranded in a strange country a million miles from home. Can he fight hard enough to survive one of the most...
6) Earthquakes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Carefully leveled text and engaging full-color photos introduce early fluent readers to the science behind earthquakes, including where and why earthquakes happen and how to stay safe when the ground starts to shake. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--
Author
Description
"Become an eyewitness to the weird and wonderful ways of our world, from tsunamis to tornadoes, and discover nature's awesome potential with this Eyewitness guide. See how earthquakes, floods and hurricanes affect what lies in their path, and what measures we can use to protect ourselves from Mother Nature. Follow the journey of some of the most catastrophic disasters, and witness the rescue operations that followed. Learn, too, about the equipment...
8) Tsunamis
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Simple text and full color photographs introduce beginning readers to the characteristics of tsunamis. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
9) Tsunamis
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Carefully leveled text and engaging full-color photos introduce early fluent readers to the science behind tsunamis, including where and why tsunamis happen and how to stay safe when the wave heads for shore. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--
10) The killing sea
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Description
In the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami in Sumatra, two teenagers, American Sarah and Acehnese Ruslan, meet and continue together their arduous climb inland, where Ruslan hopes to find his father and Sarah seeks a doctor for her brother.
12) After the ashes
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 10
Description
In 1883 thirteen-year-old Katrien Courtlandt is more interested in science and exploring the Javanese jungle for beetles with her native friend, than in becoming a young lady like her despised cousin Brigitta--but when Krakatoa erupts, the tsunami hits, and their families are swept away the two cousins must struggle to survive together.
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Description
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.
17) Hereafter
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
George is a blue-collar American with a special connection to the afterlife dating from his childhood. French journalist Marie has a near-death experience that shakes her reality. When London schoolboy Marcus loses the person closest to him, he desperately needs answers. Each seeking the truth, their lives will intersect, forever changed by what they believe might, or must, exist in the hereafter.
18) Tsunamis
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"What causes tsunamis? How do scientists predict and prepare for them? Discover the answers to these questions and more." -- Publisher's website.
19) Tsunamis
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"With dramatic images and firsthand survivor stories-- plus the latest facts and figures-- this book shows you terrifying tsunami disasters up close"--P. [4] of cover.
20) Oceans
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Text and photographs explore the physical characteristics, life forms, and fragility of the world's oceans.