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"DK Readers" will help your child learn to read and encourage a life-long love of reading whilst they learn about earthquakes and natural disasters. Encourage your child to read. They will come face-to-face with some of the deadliest natural disasters of all time, from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius to the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, and learn about the scientific forces behind these incredible events. "DK Readers" are part of a five-level highly pictorial reading scheme, which uses lively illustrations and engaging stories to encourage reading. Level 4 Readers have rich vocabulary and challenging sentence structure, additional information, alphabetical glossary and index to help challenge growing readers and build literacy skills. Read them together with children who are reading alone and with reluctant readers. This title includes over "100 DK Readers" in the series.
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HARRIET GRIFFEY
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READERS
Earthquakes
and Other Natural Disasters
A Note to Parents and Teachers DK READERS is a compelling reading programme for children. The programme is designed in conjunction with leading literacy experts, including Cliff Moon M.Ed., who has spent many years as a teacher and teacher educator specializing in reading. Cliff Moon has written more than 160 books for children and teachers. He is series editor to Collins Big Cat. Beautiful illustrations and superb full-colour photographs combine with engaging, easy-to-read stories to offer a fresh approach to each subject in the series. Each DK READER is guaranteed to capture a child’s interest while developing his or her reading skills, general knowledge, and love of reading. The five levels of DK READERS are aimed at different reading abilities, enabling you to choose the books that are exactly right for your child: Pre-level 1: Learning to read Level 1: Beginning to read Level 2: Beginning to read alone Level 3: Reading alone Level 4: Proficient readers The “normal” age at which a child begins to read can be anywhere from three to eight years old. Adult participation through the lower levels is very helpful for providing encouragement, discussing storylines and sounding out unfamiliar words. No matter which level you select, you can be sure that you are helping your child learn to read, then read to learn!
LONDON, NEW YORK, MUNICH, MELBOURNE, AND DELHI
Editors Rachel Wardley, Steve Setford, and Lara Tankel Designer Andrew Burgess Senior Editor Linda Esposito Deputy Managing Art Editor Jane Horne Production Siu Chan Picture Researcher Angela Anderson Illustrator Peter Dennis Jacket Designer Natalie Godwin Publishing Manager Bridget Giles
Contents 4
Planet power!
6
Vesuvius erupts!
14 Lisbon’s great quake
Reading Consultant
Cliff Moon, M.Ed.
18 River of Sorrow
Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL Copyright © 2010 Dorling Kindersley Limited A Penguin Company 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 177247- 01/03 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN: 978-1-40535-248-2 Colour reproduction by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound in China by L. Rex Printing Co. Ltd. The publisher would like to thank the following for their kind permission to reproduce their photographs: Key: c=centre; t=top; b=bottom; l=left; r=right Andes Press Agency 38tl, 41tr (Caretas); Archivo Fotografico 15t; Barnaby’s Picture Library:F Newman 45t; The Bridgeman