The Earth experiences more than 3000 earthquakes a year, causing the deaths of over 10,000 people. Earthquakes can suddenly destroy everything we take for granted, including homes, schools, hospitals, shops and roads. This book tells you what earthquakes are, when and where they occur, and looks at how people cope when they happen and what can be done to prevent their devastating effects in the future. The special features include newspaper reports and illustrated eye-witness accounts alongside breathtaking colour photographs, labelled cut-away diagrams and maps.

 

This book is part of a book series called Our Violent Earth .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Hachette Children's Group .

Fiona Waters has worked in children's books for many years. She is an experienced writer of children's fiction and non-fiction. Cath Senker is an experienced author of many children's information books.