(4) 4-6 Disasters--People in Peril series. Storm looks at why severe weather occurs and its effects on the environment. Fiery recounts the 1980 volcanic eruption and the resulting damage. Waves focuses on the 1946 Hawaiian tsunami and the 2011 disaster in Japan. Illustrated with effective stock photos, these books relate their stories in informative if formulaic narratives. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Disasters--People in Peril titles: Deadly Storm Alert!, Deadly Waves, and Fiery Volcano.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Disasters--People in Peril series. Storm looks at why severe weather occurs and its effects on the environment. Fiery recounts the 1980 volcanic eruption and the resulting damage. Waves focuses on the 1946 Hawaiian tsunami and the 2011 disaster in Japan. Illustrated with effective stock photos, these books relate their stories in informative if formulaic narratives. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Disasters--People in Peril titles: Deadly Storm Alert!, Deadly Waves, and Fiery Volcano.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Disasters--People in Peril series. The story of the Titanic's tragic 1912 journey and its legacy gets a straightforward, somewhat formulaic treatment here. Touching on early-twentieth-century travel and the ill-fated steamship's celebrated design, Cole goes on to provide a readable hour-by-hour account of events. Archival photographs and drawings enhance the overview. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Disasters--People in Peril series. Illustrated with effective stock photos, these books offer overviews of tragedies that shattered America's sense of security in the 1990s. Relying heavily on popular magazine articles and news websites, the authors recount the immediate mayhem, touch on the aftermaths, and present biographical sketches of the perpetrators. Columbine concludes with gun control arguments; Oklahoma discusses domestic terrorism. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Disasters--People in Peril titles: {cf2]Forty-Nine Minutes of Madness and Homegrown Terror.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Disasters--People in Peril series. Illustrated with effective stock photos, these books offer overviews of tragedies that shattered America's sense of security in the 1990s. Relying heavily on popular magazine articles and news websites, the authors recount the immediate mayhem, touch on the aftermaths, and present biographical sketches of the perpetrators. Columbine concludes with gun control arguments; Oklahoma discusses domestic terrorism. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Disasters--People in Peril titles: {cf2]Forty-Nine Minutes of Madness and Homegrown Terror.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Disasters--People in Peril series. Storm looks at why severe weather occurs and its effects on the environment. Fiery recounts the 1980 volcanic eruption and the resulting damage. Waves focuses on the 1946 Hawaiian tsunami and the 2011 disaster in Japan. Illustrated with effective stock photos, these books relate their stories in informative if formulaic narratives. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Disasters--People in Peril titles: Deadly Storm Alert!, Deadly Waves, and Fiery Volcano.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg