JUVENILE · SCIENCE
John Gabriel Navarra
Also known as: John G. Navarra, John Navarra
American children's science writer
"Oh, be quiet, Buster," Phillip grumbled into his pillow.
— from Earthquake!
Most acclaimed
Earth science
1976
Renowned authors Edward Tarbuck and Frederick Lutgens invite students on a journey of observation, explanation, and participation in the study of Earth's processes. An accessible writing style, original artwork by Dennis Tasa, and powerful technology create a fresh new program that leads your diverse classroom on a path to discovery. This new edition is perfectly suited to today's high school curriculum. Each chapter in Earth Science begins with an activity geared toward developing one or more 21st century skills. All of these activities task students to capture what they are learning in biology class and apply the knowledge to solving real-life problems in order to encourage productive, thoughtful members of the 21st century world. - Publisher.
Earthquake!
Earthquake! describes the devastating earthquake and ensuing fire that destroyed much of San Francisco in 1906. Amid the destruction, fires, and fear, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake brings people together. Rich and poor, neighbors and strangers, all are united in helping one another to save their city. The Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 is the most damaging earthquake in American history. San Francisco and surrounding cities were violently shaken by seismic waves produced by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake. After the earthquake, subsequent fires destroyed almost the entire city of San Francisco. General Frederick Funston declared martial law, and finally got the fire under control by dynamiting blocks of buildings around the fire to create fire breaks. The 1906 earthquake also revealed the existence and significance of the San Andreas fault to earth scientists, who then gave birth to the science of earthquakes. Kate Wilson is a published author and an editor of several children’s books. Some of her published credits include: Earthquake!: San Francisco, 1906 (Stories of America), Foster Children: Where They Go And How They Get On (Supporting Parents) and Writer’s Handbook Guide to Writing for Children. Courtney Studio is a published author and an illustrator of several children’s books. Some of her published credits include: Earthquake!: San Francisco, 1906 (Stories of America), I Can Read About Earthquakes and Volcanoes (I Can Read About Series) and I Can Read About Weather (I Can Read About Series). Alex Haley, as General Editor, wrote the introduction.
From generation to generation
1956
"This book applies various social approaches to investigations of real people as they function in a specific context, the family. Of all the social facts we construct, identity is probably the most critical. And of all our identities, cultural identity is one of the most central to who we think we are. We learn our cultural identities first within families. The authors all explore the families they know best, their own. The chapters examine four critical issues: how family members jointly work to construct identity; how parents convey that identity to their children; the conflict between mainstream expectations and the traditions of discrete cultural groups; and the range of possible ways to display identity within and across groups."--Jacket.