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A master nonfiction storyteller, Winchester digs deep into the powerful natural forces that shape the earth, exploring the how and why of world-changing events from the 19th-century s infamous volcanic eruption at Krakatoa and the earthquake that flattened San Francisco, to the 21st-century tsunamis that devastated Indonesia and Japan. It s a gripping story about what happens when our seemingly unmovable planet shakes, explodes, and floods all richly illustrated with fascinating historical and stunning contemporary photographsProduct Videos
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Author Simon Winchester
Binding Hardcover
Series Smithsonian
Language English
Book Type Nonfiction
Grade Content 6
Lexile 1290
Accelerated Reading Level 8.2
Subject Science
Standard S6E5f. Explain how plate tectonics causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Copyright 2015
