Natural disasters through infographics

Title:

Author:

Higgins, Nadia.

ISBN:

9781467712873

Personal Author:

Higgins, Nadia.

Publication Information:

Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, c2014.

Physical Description:

32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.

Series:

Super science infographics

General Note:

Includes index.

Abstract:

"This book displays Earth's systems, their interactions, and those impacts on populations, including earthquakes and volcanoes caused by shifting plates, atmospheric changes, and other natural events"--Provided by publisher.

Accelerated Reader:

Grades 5-8 Reading Level 5.3 Points 0.5

Reading Level:

008-011.

BISAC Subject:

JNF Science / Earth

Subject Term:

Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature.

Added Author:

Sciuto, Alex,

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The facts about natural disasters are so big and devastating they could make your head explode! You hear about huge costs (like the $360,000,000,000 in damage caused by the 2011 tsunami in Japan), huge speeds (the fastest-moving tsunami waves have been recorded at 500 miles per hour), and even huger mysteries (where, exactly, the danger zones are for natural disasters).

How can all these big numbers and concepts make more sense? Infographics! The charts, maps, and illustrations in this book tell a visual story to help you better understand key concepts about natural disasters. Crack open this book to explore mind-boggling questions such as:
* How can scientists accurately predict natural disasters?
* What were some of Earth's biggest, freakiest, and deadliest disasters?
* How can you protect yourself in the event of a volcano, an earthquake, or a tsunami?

The answers are sure to shake you up!

Reviews (3)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-5-A well-designed infographic simultaneously conveys facts and presents their interrelationships in visual ways. With but rare exceptions (such as a graph of multiple star characteristics in Solar System, a representation of the water cycle in Weather, and the occasional pie chart elsewhere), the silhouettes and other figures in these volumes may be done in a pictorial graphic style but are really just illustrations or images inserted to add visual interest. However, each title does offer sheaves of basic information in particularly concentrated form, including topic-expanding closing spreads ("10 Ways to Live Green" in Life Science, for instance), and the resources lists are above average. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

Earth science topics are reduced to several short factual statements and poorly organized onto boldly colored spreads accompanied by graphical illustrations that vary in quality and match to the concepts. Topics covered include tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions (Disasters) and weather, water cycle, clouds, and the atmosphere (Weather). Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review includes these Super Science Infographics titles: Natural Disasters Through Infographics and Weather and Climate Through Infographics.] (c) Copyright 2014. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

This introduction to seismic events, from earthquakes to tsunamis, features brightly colored illustrations that give the title high visual energy. Along with maps showing tectonic plates and the locations of various hot spots and historical catastrophes, the images include schematic views of four kinds of volcanoes, quake-resistant features in San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid, and demonstrations of how the shape of a tsunami changes as it rolls over a continental shelf. Short descriptions of record-breaking disasters, the earth scientists who study their causes, survival techniques during disasters, and other high-interest topics are interspersed throughout the spreads. Eye-catching but limited in scope and level of detail, this entry in the Super Science Infographics would be best read as a supplement to more comprehensive titles, such as Claire Watts' Natural Disasters (2012) and Lydia Bjornlund's Natural Disaster Research (2012).--Peters, John Copyright 2010 Booklist

Introduction: Lifesaving Curiosity	p. 4
Jigsaw Puzzle Planet	p. 6
Drift, Crash, and Grind	p. 8
Four Ways to Spew	p. 10
Small Shakes and Big Shakes	p. 12
A Series of Waves	p. 14
Danger Zones	p. 16
Record Breakers	p. 18
Numbers Rule	p. 20
Survive!	p. 22
January 12, 2010	p. 24
Lifesaving Engineering	p. 26
Science Superheroes	p. 28
Glossary	p. 30
Further Information	p. 31
Index	p. 32

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