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Tsunami : the true story of an April Fools' Day disaster Cover Image Book

Tsunami : the true story of an April Fools' Day disaster / Gail Langer Karwoski ; illustrated by John MacDonald.

Karwoski, Gail, 1949- (Author). MacDonald, John, 1957- (Added Author).

Summary:

April Fools' Day, 1946: a sunny Hawaiian school day that started out as any other--until the ocean began to pull back, exposing the sea floor. Suddenly, someone looked up: now a wall of water was racing toward them. This was no April Fool's joke--it was a deadly tsunami. Learn about this and other tsunamis from history.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1581960441
  • ISBN: 9781581960440
  • Physical Description: 64 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Plain City, Ohio : Darby Creek Pub., [2006]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-64).
Formatted Contents Note:
April Fools' Day -- Harbor at Hilo -- Deadly history -- Tsunami science -- Sound the warning -- Further information.
Target Audience Note:
5-7.
1060L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.2 2 107775.
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 7.2 2
Accelerated Reader MG 7.2 2
Awards Note:
A Junior Library Guild selection.

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Tsunamis > Juvenile literature.
Hawaii > History > Juvenile literature.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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