Disasters : natural and man-made catastrophes through the centuries
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250050663
- ISBN: 9780805081701
- ISBN: 0805081704
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Physical Description:
228 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
print - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Henry Holt, 2010.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Christy Ottaviano Books." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-218) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
Target Audience Note: | 1080L Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.9 7 137466. |
Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection |
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Subject: | Natural disasters Juvenile literature Disasters Juvenile literature |
Available copies
- 17 of 17 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Marion Library | 904 GUI (Text) | 37810434946892 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |