(4) 4-6 Disasters Up Close series. This volume's dynamic explanations of the Columbia, Challenger, and other space disasters will hook readers. Firsthand accounts and descriptions are incorporated into the text, which features simple sentence structures and definitions. Diagrams and photographs contribute to overall understanding, but the crowded pages can be hard to navigate. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett

(4) 4-6 Disasters Up Close series. This volume explains the causes and effects of environmental disasters such as the extinction of the passenger pigeon in 1914 and the 1986 Chernobyl explosion. Firsthand accounts and details add immediacy, though too many differing examples scatter focus. The many photographs and sidebars are informative, but they crowd the pages. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett

(4) 4-6 Disasters Up Close series. Each volume alternates sections featuring firsthand accounts and descriptions of historical events with sections explaining the causes and typical locations of each phenomenon, as well as safety and technological developments in prediction and prevention. The mostly accurate information is supplemented by photos, diagrams, and additional facts in a crowded layout. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Disasters Up Close titles: Earthquakes, Fires,Hurricanes,Tornadoes,Tsunamis, and Volcanoes.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Disasters Up Close series. Each volume alternates sections featuring firsthand accounts and descriptions of historical events with sections explaining the causes and typical locations of each phenomenon, as well as safety and technological developments in prediction and prevention. The mostly accurate information is supplemented by photos, diagrams, and additional facts in a crowded layout. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Disasters Up Close titles: Earthquakes, Fires,Hurricanes,Tornadoes,Tsunamis, and Volcanoes.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Disasters Up Close series. Each volume alternates sections featuring firsthand accounts and descriptions of historical events with sections explaining the causes and typical locations of each phenomenon, as well as safety and technological developments in prediction and prevention. The mostly accurate information is supplemented by photos, diagrams, and additional facts in a crowded layout. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Disasters Up Close titles: Earthquakes, Fires,Hurricanes,Tornadoes,Tsunamis, and Volcanoes.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Disasters Up Close series. Each volume alternates sections featuring firsthand accounts and descriptions of historical events with sections explaining the causes and typical locations of each phenomenon, as well as safety and technological developments in prediction and prevention. The mostly accurate information is supplemented by photos, diagrams, and additional facts in a crowded layout. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Disasters Up Close titles: Earthquakes, Fires,Hurricanes,Tornadoes,Tsunamis, and Volcanoes.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Disasters Up Close series. Each volume alternates sections featuring firsthand accounts and descriptions of historical events with sections explaining the causes and typical locations of each phenomenon, as well as safety and technological developments in prediction and prevention. The mostly accurate information is supplemented by photos, diagrams, and additional facts in a crowded layout. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Disasters Up Close titles: Earthquakes, Fires,Hurricanes,Tornadoes,Tsunamis, and Volcanoes.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Disasters Up Close series. Each volume alternates sections featuring firsthand accounts and descriptions of historical events with sections explaining the causes and typical locations of each phenomenon, as well as safety and technological developments in prediction and prevention. The mostly accurate information is supplemented by photos, diagrams, and additional facts in a crowded layout. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Disasters Up Close titles: Earthquakes, Fires,Hurricanes,Tornadoes,Tsunamis, and Volcanoes.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford