This informative book explains what a tsunami is, before examining the 2004 tsunami in detail. It was the worst tsunami in history: 30 000 people were killed. The book is filled with photographs showing the damage and human suffering resulting from the tsunami. The book ends with thoughts about planning early warning systems for tsunamis in the future. It also looks at tsunamis that have struck in recent years.

 

This book is part of a book series called Rainbow Reading Landscape .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 247 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Cambridge University Press .

Karoline Hanks is a freelance editor and writer. She has written more than 10 books, including "Life Orientation" and "Life Sciences. "