The Resource Disasters : natural and man-made catastrophes through the centuries, Brenda Z. Guiberson
Disasters : natural and man-made catastrophes through the centuries, Brenda Z. Guiberson
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- Summary
- "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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First ed
- Extent
- 228 pages
- Note
- "Christy Ottaviano Books."
- Contents
-
- Smallpox: the parasitic horror
- Great Chicago fire: October 8, 1871
- Johnstown flood: May 31, 1889
- San Francisco shaking: April 18, 1906
- Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire: March 25, 1911
- Titanic: April 15, 1912
- Blue skin and bloody sputum: pandemic flu of 1918
- No water, no jobs, no relief: the Dust Bowl of the 1930s
- Mammoth shakes and monster waves, destruction in 12 countries: December 26, 2004
- Hurricane Katrina and the drowning of New Orleans: August 29, 2005
- Isbn
- 9780805081701
- Label
- Disasters : natural and man-made catastrophes through the centuries
- Title
- Disasters
- Title remainder
- natural and man-made catastrophes through the centuries
- Statement of responsibility
- Brenda Z. Guiberson
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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
- Awards note
- A Junior Library Guild selection
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Guiberson, Brenda Z
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
- 1080 L
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- Interest level
- Grades 5-8
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Reading level
- 7.9
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Natural disasters.
- Disasters.
- Natural disasters
- Disasters
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Disasters : natural and man-made catastrophes through the centuries, Brenda Z. Guiberson
- Note
- "Christy Ottaviano Books."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-218) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Smallpox: the parasitic horror -- Great Chicago fire: October 8, 1871 -- Johnstown flood: May 31, 1889 -- San Francisco shaking: April 18, 1906 -- Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire: March 25, 1911 -- Titanic: April 15, 1912 -- Blue skin and bloody sputum: pandemic flu of 1918 -- No water, no jobs, no relief: the Dust Bowl of the 1930s -- Mammoth shakes and monster waves, destruction in 12 countries: December 26, 2004 -- Hurricane Katrina and the drowning of New Orleans: August 29, 2005
- Control code
- ocn324731240
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First ed
- Extent
- 228 pages
- Isbn
- 9780805081701
- Isbn Type
- (hc : alk. paper) :
- Lccn
- 2009018908
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- ill
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780805081701
- (OCoLC)324731240
- (Sirsi) b12627975
- Label
- Disasters : natural and man-made catastrophes through the centuries, Brenda Z. Guiberson
- Note
- "Christy Ottaviano Books."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-218) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Smallpox: the parasitic horror -- Great Chicago fire: October 8, 1871 -- Johnstown flood: May 31, 1889 -- San Francisco shaking: April 18, 1906 -- Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire: March 25, 1911 -- Titanic: April 15, 1912 -- Blue skin and bloody sputum: pandemic flu of 1918 -- No water, no jobs, no relief: the Dust Bowl of the 1930s -- Mammoth shakes and monster waves, destruction in 12 countries: December 26, 2004 -- Hurricane Katrina and the drowning of New Orleans: August 29, 2005
- Control code
- ocn324731240
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First ed
- Extent
- 228 pages
- Isbn
- 9780805081701
- Isbn Type
- (hc : alk. paper) :
- Lccn
- 2009018908
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- ill
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780805081701
- (OCoLC)324731240
- (Sirsi) b12627975
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