Type of emotional/crisis issues addressed: NATURAL DISASTERSAuthor/authors: Colleen Politan
Year of Publication: 1997
Book Title: Jess and Sam’s Earthquake: Child Survival
ISBN #: 091993126X
Age Level: Upper Elementary
# of pages: 55
Quality of illustrations: Simple Black & White
Brief Summary: This is a story of a family living through a major earthquake. The book has a series of activities and experiments that are all aimed at teaching kids about earthquakes and about how they can survive one. This book does a great job at teaching kids what to do and empowering them with knowledge and skills that will help them feel in control during a natural disaster.
Post reading activity: Pick one of the many activities found in this book and have the children in your class or group carry out the activity. There are many fun activities and experiments to entertain various age ranges.
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