The big one : the Cascadia earthquakes and the science of saving lives / Elizabeth Rusch.
| Author/creator | Rusch, Elizabeth author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020] |
| Copyright Date | ©2020 |
| Description | 75 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Cascadia earthquakes and the science of saving lives |
| Series | Scientists in the field Scientists in the field. ^A567919 |
| Contents | The big one -- The mystery of the missing earthquakes -- Sherlock of the marshes -- Clues from the past -- A preposterous theory -- Lessons from landslides -- An ounce of prevention -- A little warning -- The science of saving yourself -- Don't be scared; get your community prepared. |
| Abstract | About earth movement and plate tectonics, and the possibility of earthquakes at the Cascadia Subduction Zone, an area between British Columbia and northern California. |
| General note | "Scientists in the Field / Geology Where Science Meets Adventure"-- Cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 70-72) and index. |
| Interest age level | Age 10-12 |
| Interest grade level | Grade 4 to 6 |
| Genre/form | Instructional and educational works. |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Instructional and educational works. |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| LCCN | 2019016728 |
| ISBN | 9780544889040 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0544889045 hardcover |