Earthquakes Author:Patricia Lauber A Deep rumble, like thunder, as the houses begin to shake....People rush outside....The earth under them cracks open, crumbling and sliding into the sea...A tidal wave engulfs the harbor...One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded ha struck Anchorage, Alaska! This exciting book tells all about the recent earthquake and many others, and tell... more »s why they happened-and may happen again! Most exciting of all, it explains the new theory of floating continents-stranger than science fiction.« less