The Big One: The Cascadia Earthquakes and the Science of Saving Lives

by Elizabeth Rusch

Book Overview

No one ever thought the Pacific Northwest was due for an earthquake, let alone a catastrophic one. But geologists are transforming our understanding of the grave dangers the population in the region of Cascadia face--will there be a big one? And what can be done to save lives?

America's Pacific Northwest has relatively few earthquakes--only a handful each year that cause even moderately noticeable shaking. But a couple decades...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544889045
• ISBN13: 9780544889040
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.2" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

Good info for all ages--only objection is you have to check item details to learn it is a children's

This is an excellent explanation of seismic processes as specifically relates to the Pacific Northwest, though it includes an overview of plate tectonics applicable anywhere in the globe. There is also a decent chapter on basic disaster preparedness. It seems to be geared to about 4th to 6th graders, though it would be very accessible to a scientifically inclined younger child with a little adult guidance, and it does not talk down to the reader or dumb down the information, so older students and adults could still get something out of it. Sort of a read-and-done for me on that account, but I will be donating it to my local library, since some adult or young person can certainly get something out of it.