| Earthquake!: Ready-To-Read Level 1 Contributor(s): Bauer, Marion Dane (Author), Wallace, John (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416925511 ISBN-13: 9781416925514 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $4.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: What causes an earthquake is a mystery -- until you go deep beneath the Earth's surface. Read on to find out what causes the incredibly destructive natural disaster -- the earthquake! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Earthquakes & Volcanoes - Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers - Beginner - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Weather |
| Dewey: 551.22 |
| LCCN: 2008050236 |
| Lexile Measure: 550 |
| Series: Natural Disasters (Aladdin) |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.8" W x 8.6" (0.15 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Science - Curriculum Strand - Science |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 129968 Reading Level: 3.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Newbery Honor recipient and New York Times bestselling author Marion Dane Bauer explains what causes earthquakes in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read. What causes an earthquake is a mystery--until you go deep beneath the Earth's surface. Find out the answers in this informative Ready-to-Read |
Contributor Bio(s): Wallace, John: - John Wallace's formal training was not in illustration, but rather theology, which he received at Cambridge University. However, he always loved drawing, and one of his early jobs was as a newspaper cartoonist. In his children's books illustrations, John is particularly inspired by what he calls "the gooniness" of young school children. John and his family divide their time between Brighton, England, and Long Island, New York.Wallace, John: - John Wallace's formal training was not in illustration, but rather theology, which he received at Cambridge University. However, he always loved drawing, and one of his early jobs was as a newspaper cartoonist. In his children's books illustrations, John is particularly inspired by what he calls "the gooniness" of young school children. John and his family divide their time between Brighton, England, and Long Island, New York.Bauer, Marion Dane: - Marion Dane Bauer is the author of many books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor book On My Honor and the New York Times bestseller My Mother Is Mine. Her other titles include A Mama for Owen, If You Were Born a Kitten, Grandmother's Song, and Thank You for Me!. She has retired from the faculty of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults where she was the first Faculty Chair. She lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and can be reached at MarionDaneBauer.com. |