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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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"Natural and man-made disasters have the power to destroy thousands of lives very quickly. Both as they unfold and in the aftermath, these forces of nature astonish the rest of the world with their incredible devastation and magnitude. In this collection of ten well-known catastrophes ... Brenda Guiberson explores the causes and effects, as well as the local and global reverberations of these calamitous events."--barnesandnoble.com
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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"From the author of the New York Times-bestselling I Survived series come five harrowing true stories of survival, featuring real kids in the midst of epic disasters. From a group of students surviving the 9.0 earthquake that set off a historic tsunami in Japan, to a boy nearly frozen on the prairie in 1888, these unforgettable kids lived to tell tales of unimaginable destruction -- and, against all odds, survival. Read their incredible stories: The...
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Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks eXplore
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"From the Great Fire of London to the Challenger explosion, earthquakes, crashes, floods, and accidents have been major turning points throughout history. In 100 Disasters That Shaped World History, young readers will be introduced to some of the most notorious disasters known to mankind, discovering how these fateful events unfolded-and how they changed the world as we know it"--
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"From Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins comes an in-depth look at the world's natural disasters, broken down into four distinct categories: earth, weather, life, and space. From timelines of causes and outcomes of each disaster, graphs highlighting humans' effect on the earth, and a text teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate information ready for readers to easily devour, Disasters by the Numbers is unmatched and sure...
6) Tsunamis
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discusses tsunamis and areas where they are most prevalent, the damage they can inflict, some specific tsunamis in history, and explains how to survive this type of disaster.
7) Earthquakes
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discusses earthquakes and areas where they are most prevalent, the damage they can inflict, some specific earthquakes in history, and explains how to survive this type of disaster.
8) Wildfires
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discusses causes of wildfires and areas where they are most prevalent, the damage they can inflict, some specific wildfires in history, and explains how to prevent this type of disaster.
9) Floods
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discusses floods and areas where they are most prevalent, the damage they can inflict, some specific floods in history, and explains how to survive this type of disaster.
13) Rescued
Author
Publisher
Bethany House
Language
English
Formats
Description
A father trapped in a terrible underwater accident. A son desperate to do something--anything--to save him. A digital read-out ticking down toward certain death--and a fate more horrible still...For Alan Rockaway, his teenaged son Jeff, and Alan's new bride, Jenny, it's been little more than a fascinating tourist submarine excursion, a leisurely end to a weeklong church-couples' cruise. Then the horrifying crash and the plunge toward the unknown....Everything...
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Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Former bad boy turned cowboy Jeremy Hightree is back in town. And he wants to bulldoze an old broken-down church. Problem is, his old love Beth Bradshaw won't let him. She's got strong memories of that church-;and of him-;and won't let him destroy it. Then a storm sweeps through town, and Back Street Church is the perfect shelter for townspeople who've lost their homes. As Jeremy and Beth work together to rebuild their community, he realizes that...
16) The kill order
Author
Series
Maze runner trilogy volume Prequel
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mark struggles to make sense of his new, post-disaster world in this prequel to The Maze Runner"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
If your house were on fire, what one thing would you save? Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park explores different answers to this provocative question in linked poems that capture the diverse voices of a middle school class. Illustrated with black-and-white art.
18) One by one
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Language
English
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Description
"Getting snowed in at a luxurious, rustic ski chalet doesn't sound like the worst problem in the world, especially with others to keep you company. Unless that company happens to be eight of your coworkers ... each with something to gain, something to lose, and something to hide. When the cofounder of Snoop, a trendy London-based tech startup, organizes a weeklong trip for the team in the French Alps, tensions simmer and loyalties are tested. Then...
Author
Publisher
Cicada Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
We humans take our domination of the planet for granted, but sometimes nature reminds us that this is an illusion. Tectonics rip open the earth, vast waves sweep away coastal towns, magma spews from volcanoes and hurricanes lay waste to entire countries. This book explores nature at its most destructive. Clear, coherent explanations break down the science behind phenomena including hurricanes, tornadoes, avalanches, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes,...
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