Disasters category: 785 books
by Jerry Stanley
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2014
Illus. with photographs from the Dust Bowl era. This true story took place at the emergency farm-labor camp immortalized in Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Ostracized as "dumb Okies," the children of Dust Bowl migrant laborers went without school--until Superintendent Leo Hart and 50 Okie kids built their own school in a nearby field.
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
The weather changes constantly and each change may come in with questions from the little one. Where does the rain, sleet and snow come from? Understanding the science behind these occurrences may not be extremely handy now but in the future, such knowledge is important. Perhaps the purpose of knowing today is to build the curiosity to learn more tomorrow. Get a copy today.
by Michael Burgan
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
The long-term damage from an accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant more than 30 years ago is still unknown. When explosions ripped through the reactor in rural Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, they spewed huge amounts of radioactive material into the atmosphere and caused the worst...
The Great Peshtigo Fire
Stories and Science from America’s Deadliest Fire
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2012
On the night of October 8, 1871, a whirlwind of fire swept through northeastern Wisconsin, destroying the bustling frontier town of Peshtigo. Trees, buildings, and people burst into flames. Metal melted. Sand turned into glass. People thought the end of the world had come. When the “tornado of fire”...
Why Does It Happen: Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Typhoons
Natural Disaster Books for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2015
Tornadoes, typhoons and hurricanes are weather disturbances that your child may be familiar with based on experience. But does your child know the science behind these events? With this picture book, he/she will! Picture books are informative materials that are shouting to be picked up and read. The...
You Choose: Survival: Can You Survive the Titanic?
An Interactive Survival Adventure
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
You are a passenger on the most spectacular ocean liner ever built the Titanic. When the ship hits an iceberg and begins to sink, its going to take more than luck to survive. Will you, Try to save lives as a member of the ships medical crew? Protect the children of your wealthy employers? Experience...
DK Adventures: Twister!
A Terrifying Tale of Superstorms
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
When Jeremy visits his twin cousins Jack and Flash in Oklahoma, he gets a big surprise: they're storm chasers! They live in a region called Tornado Alley, an area with more tornadoes than anywhere else in the world. Jack and Flash travel around Tornado Alley looking for tornadoes, and Jeremy is coming...
A Storm Too Soon (Chapter Book)
A Remarkable True Survival Story in 80-Foot Seas
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2020
The Pocket Disaster Survival Guide
What to Do When the Lights Go Out
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Whether it’s a hurricane bearing down on a home near the coast or a power line downed in a snowstorm near a car, are you prepared for these situations? This slim handbook will provide you with all the information you need to ensure that you, your family, and your pets can weather any emergency crisis....
Nine Lives
Death and Life in New Orleans
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2009
The hidden history of the haunted and beloved city of New Orleans, told through the intersecting lives of nine remarkable characters.
“Nine Lives is stunning work. Dan Baum has immersed himself in New Orleans, the most fascinating city in the United States, and illuminated it in a way that...
Shipwrecks of the Delaware Coast
Tales of Pirates, Squalls & Treasure
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2010
Under the hot summer sun, vacationers stroll the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk, chewing saltwater taffy and listening to the gulls raucous cackle. Few realize that under the sparkling water rests a graveyard. Horrific nor'easters, treacherous shoals and simple human error caused the demise of countless ships,...
The Storm of the Century
Tragedy, Heroism, Survival, and the Epic True Story of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster: The Great Gulf Hurricane of 1900
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
In this gripping narrative history, Al Roker from NBC’s Today and the Weather Channel vividly examines the deadliest natural disaster in American history—a haunting and inspiring tale of tragedy, heroism, and resilience that is full of lessons for today’s new age of extreme weather.
On...
Last Train to Paradise
Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2003
The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad—one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores.
In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur...
Firefighters
Their Lives in Their Own Words
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2010
An unforgettable journey through the daily lives of the brave men and women who have made saving lives their profession.
Dennis Smith, author of Report from Engine Co. 82, traveled across the country talking to dozens of America’s firefighters to put together this powerful collection of their own...