Unforgettable Natural Disasters

by Tamara Hollingsworth

Overview

The world around us is more powerful than we know. Discover how earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and more have affected people and places around the world. Through informational text featuring Time For Kids© content, vivid images, and stunning facts and charts, readers will learn about disasters such as The Great Potato Famine, Hurricane Katrina, Mount St. Helens, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, as well as epidemics and pandemics such as the bubonic plague and swine flu. This book also includes text features such as a table of contents, glossary, and index, as well as resources such as a bibliography and a list of websites for learning more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433349447
Publisher:	Teacher Created
Publication date:	03/03/2013
Series:	TIME FOR KIDS®: Informational Text
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	96,566
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.17(d)
Lexile:	760L (what's this?)
Age Range:	10 Years

Table of Contents

Life in the Danger Zone 4

Danger from Above 10

Trouble from Below 14

When You Least Expect It 30

Disaster from Within 48

Learning from Disaster 56

Glossary 58

Index 60

Bibliography 62

More to Explore 63

About the Author 64