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Books in Disaster series

  • Disasters Sample Set

    Saddleback Educational Publishing

    Paperback (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Sept. 1, 2012)
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  • California and Other Western Wildfires

    Rachel Seigel

    Paperback (Crabtree Publishing Company, Sept. 25, 2018)
    It cost $10 billion to combat the wildfires in California in 2017 that scorched 300,000 acres of land and left 100,000 people displaced. With dry weather and drought bringing more catastrophic wildfires to the western United States and Canada, this timely title discusses the human and physical impacts of these and other fire disasters and how fire professionals and policymakers are combatting them.
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  • Volcanoes

    Cari Meister

    Library Binding (Jump!, Aug. 1, 2015)
    In Volcanoes, early fluent readers learn what volcanoes are, why they form, and what makes them so dangerous. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about the deadliest volcanoes and how to stay safe when the ground spits fire.
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  • Anatomy of an Earthquake

    Renée Camille Rebman

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2011)
    The rumbling ground could only mean one thing: an earthquake. Learn about where and how earthquakes form, how scientists predict them, how structures are built to withstand them, and more.
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  • Space Disasters- Disasters

    Ann Weil

    Paperback (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Aug. 1, 2004)
    Space travel gives us a better understanding of ourselves, our planet, and the universe. But not all missions are successful and not all astronauts return. Read about the heroes of Apollo 1, Apollo 13, Soyuz 11, Challenger, and Columbia.Disasters! This series of nonfiction readers will grab a students interest from the very first page! Designed with struggling readers in mind, these riveting 64-page softcover books offer short chapters on significant disasters. Each chapter is its own mini-book, which includes a timeline, key terms, and interesting facts. Fascinating black and white photographs keep the pages turning. A bibliography encourages further topical reading
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  • Heat Waves

    Vanessa Black

    Library Binding (Pogo Books, Jan. 1, 2017)
    In Heat Waves, early fluent readers learn about the conditions that lead to and result from catastrophic heat waves. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about the deadliest heat waves and how to stay safe in heat wave conditions.
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  • Terrorism

    Saddleback Educational Publishing

    Paperback (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Sept. 1, 2012)
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  • Sinkholes

    Vanessa Black

    Library Binding (Pogo Books, Jan. 1, 2017)
    In Sinkholes, early fluent readers learn about the conditions that lead to and result from catastrophic sinkholes. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about the deadliest sinkholes and how to stay safe in areas with sinkholes.
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  • Avalanches

    Vanessa Black

    Library Binding (Pogo Books, Jan. 1, 2017)
    In Avalanches, early fluent readers learn about the conditions that turn a snowy slope into a dangerous slide. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about the deadliest avalanches and how to stay safe in avalanche conditions.
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  • Anatomy of a Plane Crash

    Amie Jane Leavitt

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Air travel is one of the safest methods of transportation, but when a disaster happens, it captures the public's imagination. Learn about how airplanes are built, how researchers investigate a crash, how engineers are making planes safer, and more.
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  • Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate

    Julia Sillett

    Paperback (Crabtree Publishing Company, Oct. 30, 2018)
    "The year 2017 saw the most active and costly hurricane season on record. Moving photographs help tell the human stories of Harvey, hitting Texas and Louisiana; Irma, the strongest Atlantic basin hurricane ever recorded, pummeling Florida; and Maria, the worst natural disaster ever to hit Puerto Rico and Dominica"--Provided by publisher.
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  • Anatomy of a Volcanic Eruption

    Amie Jane Leavitt

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2011)
    As destroyers of cities and creators of islands, volcanoes are as unique as they are destructive. Whether they spew thick ash or pack heavy lava flows, their eruptions are always a force to be reckoned with. Explore the explosive workings of volcanoes, the techniques scientists use to study them, and how people live in the shadows of these explosive landforms.
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