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32 pp.
| Raintree |
January, 2003 |
LibraryISBN 0-7398-6315-0$$25.69
(4)
K-3Disaster! series.
Double-page spreads crowded with sensationalistic color photos and fact boxes ably describe famous fires (the Great Fire of London; the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub), air tragedies (the Hindenburg; the September 11 attacks), and environmental catastrophes (Chernobyl; the destruction of the rainforest). Each book is rich with anecdotes and ends with "disaster facts" and a reader activity. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Disaster! titles: Fire, In the Air, and In the Environment.]