Quake Dogs

Quake Dogs
Author: Laura Anne Sessions
Publisher:
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2013
Genre: Canterbury Earthquake, N.Z., 2010
ISBN: 9781775534082

Strange-but-true dog stories from the Christchurch earthquakes, with beautiful photographs illustrating each story. A collection of stories about Christchurch dogs and the earthquakes - true tales of heroism, odd and quirky stories, funny stories, sad stories - stories that will surprise you, make you chuckle or make you go awwww. Includes stories of USAR dogs that worked in the central city right after the February earthquake; Guinness, the unofficial mascot of the Student Volunteer Army; Nemo who has a special gift for predicting earthquakes; dogs who were rescued and dogs who rescued others; and the uncanny knowledge that a number of dogs showed in their efforts to find their owners. Dogs have been a huge comfort to their owners in Christchurch. The intensity of the earthquake experience has heightened the wordless connection between people and their dogs, and their understanding of each others' emotions. Part of the proceeds from the book help support one of the organisations that helped to save many dogs following the earthquakes.HUHA is a national organisation that works to rescue and re-home animals around the country, and they went to Christchurch three times to take more than 70 dogs plus numerous other animals to safe and loving homes elsewhere in the country.

Quake Cats

Quake Cats
Author: Craig Bullock
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2014-10-03
Genre: Canterbury Earthquake, N.Z., 2010
ISBN: 9781775535553

Heartwarming cat stories from the Christchurch earthquakes, with beautiful photographs illustrating each story. A collection of stories about Christchurch cats and the earthquakes - true tales of heroism, odd and quirky stories, funny stories, sad stories - stories that will surprise you, make you chuckle or make you go awwww. There's Chippy who was found living in an abandoned fish and chip shop in the heart of the Red Zone, eating the old oil, and covered in it. There are the lions and cheetahs of Orana Wildlife Park, who were clearly very disturbed when the huge earthquake struck and the fences banged together, making a fearful sound. The staff were relieved that the power stayed on, keeping the electric fences working so the animals didn't escape. There's Max, who wandered about the suburb and found himself a new, loving family; Meisha, who was giving birth when the earthquake struck, and whose owners had to coax her to carry on; inspiring stories of cats who were lost but then reunited with their owners; and stories of the many narrow escapes of miraculous cats with nine lives. There's a lot of love in this book - cat lovers are a dedicated and passionate breed. And Craig Bullock's excellent photographs depict this love beautifully; the images are stunning. Part of the proceeds from this book help support Christchurch cat charities which work tirelessly to rehome cats that have become separated from their owners.

Quake

Quake
Author: Jack Douglas
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2014-08-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0786034661

New York City becomes the epicenter of terror in this edge-of-your-seat disaster thriller from the coauthor of The Yeti. New York City has seen its share of disasters. Terrorist attacks. Blackouts. Hurricanes. Floods. But nothing has prepared the Big Apple for the biggest earthquake to ever hit the United States. 9.0 on the Richter scale. Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs are a smoldering disaster, plunging New York into terrifying chaos. Skyscrapers and bridges have collapsed, killing hundreds of thousands. For a handful of survivors, the nightmare is just beginning . . . Clawing north, navigating the ruined city amidst violent aftershocks, FBI agent Hector Mendoza hopes to reunite with his wife. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nick Dykstra is hellbent on finding his daughter way uptown at Columbia University—before a 9/11 conspirator who escaped during the quake finds her first. But the Indian Point nuclear power plant, 40 miles north, is severely damaged. A deadly cloud of radiation is drifting toward the city. The only chance for survival is going down into the subways—and deeper still . . .

Saving Animals After Earthquakes

Saving Animals After Earthquakes
Author: Joyce Markovics
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2011-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1617723266

On January 12, 2010, a massive earthquake rocked the island-nation of Haiti, destroying almost 300,000 homes and taking the lives of more than 200,000 people. Overshadowed by the terrible humanitarian crisis that followed was the fact that tens of thousands of helpless animals were left to fend for themselves amongst the rubble, many of them injured and without food. Would anyone rescue these animals after disaster struck? In Saving Animals After Earthquakes, kids will read the inspiring stories of organizations such as the Best Friends Animal Society, which deployed a rapid response team to Haiti to rescue and treat injured animals in the debris-clogged streets. Readers will also meet animals such as Bells and Deiter, two pet dogs that were pulled alive from the rubble in Haiti—less than five years after they were rescued in New Orleans after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The inspiring true stories in this book will capture the heart of any young animal lover.

The Man who Predicts Earthquakes

The Man who Predicts Earthquakes
Author: Cal Orey
Publisher: Sentient Publications
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2006
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1591810361

Meet Jim Berkland, a California geologist whose forecast of the famous October 17, 1989 World Series Quake that rumbled through the San Francisco Bay Area was right on the money. This is the first book to document a geologist's uncanny ability to foretell earthquakes around the world. This facinating read includes stories of earthquake survivors, a wealth of details about seismic activity in earthquake prone regions around the world.

Water Rescue Dogs

Water Rescue Dogs
Author: Sara Green
Publisher: Bellwether Media
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1612117945

For some dog breeds, swimming comes naturally. They are large enough to brave the waters, their feet are made to paddle, and their endurance allows for long-distance swims. What separates a swimmer from a rescue dog, however, is the instinct to save lives. Meet the fearless water rescue dogs in this book for young readers.

Power of the Dog

Power of the Dog
Author: Les Krantz
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2009-08-18
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 0312567227

"Power of the Dog" relates up-to-date scientific findings in canine research, and reveals how dogs perform extraordinary feats that even 21st-century technology cannot duplicate, from predicting earthquakes to detecting cancer and low blood sugar.

Quake: Blind Thrust

Quake: Blind Thrust
Author: Jack Douglas
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0786034629

Rescue 9-1-1 In the fourth terrifying installment of Jack Douglas's six-part Quake, a daring rescue in a midtown hospital poses the deadliest risk of all—when the walls come tumbling down. . . Heading northward toward Columbus Circle, U.S. Attorney Nick Dykstra and FBI agent Hector Mendoza have blazed a desperate trail across the hellish ruins of what used to be Manhattan. Now they've reached the west-side hospital where Mendoza's wife Jana works as a nurse. The building appears to be stable. But deep within its darkened halls, chaos reigns. Most of the survivors are in panic mode. And the dedicated Jana refuses to abandon her patients. Her biggest concern: the children's wing. The youngest and most vulnerable of patients must be evacuated from the building immediately—before another wave of aftershocks brings the hospital crashing down around them. But time is running out. And the slightest tremor could bury them all alive. . . In the moment of truth, every man, woman, and child must come together—and conquer their fears—if they hope to survive the QUAKE. 14,600 Words

Quake! Disaster in San Francisco, 1906

Quake! Disaster in San Francisco, 1906
Author: Gail Langer Karwoski
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9780756967536

This book tells the story of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake as seen through the eyes of Jacob, a 13-year-old Jewish boy who lives in a boardinghouse with his father and younger sister.