Orem Library

Describes how earthquakes occur and spread, and includes details on the worst earthquakes in history.

When an earthquake shakes her home in Bam, Iran, young Parisa does not despair; instead she demonstrates the fortitude of the human spirit by dancing and laughing even though she is left confused and alone.

Junior tells the games he played in his mind during the eight days he was trapped in his house after the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Includes author's note about Haitian children before the earthquake and her own children's reactions to the disaster.

Provides fascinating facts about some of the planet's most destructive natural forces.