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Winchester, Simon.
When the earth shakes :
earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis /
Simon Winchester.
New York, New York :
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA),
2015.
71 pages :
illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ;
24 x 27 cm.
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"Smithsonian.".
Includes bibliographical references (page 66) and index.
"'New York Times' bestselling author, explorer, journalist, and geologist Simon Winchester who's been shaken by earthquakes in New Zealand, skied through Greenland to help prove the theory of plate tectonics, and even charred the soles of his boots climbing a volcano looks at the science, technology, and societal impact of these inter-connected natural phenomena"--
Provided by publisher.
Grade 7 and 8.
Ages 10 and up.
20230228.
Earthquakes.
Volcanoes.
Tsunamis.
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