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Author

Greene, Jacqueline Dembar Caper, William Feigenbaum, Aaron Beech, Linda McHugh, Janet Scher, Linda Aronin, Miriam Sanders, Doug

1) The 2001 World Trade Center attack

Author

Greene, Jacqueline Dembar

Series

Publisher

Bearport Pub

Pub. Date

c2007

Language

English

2) The Challenger Space Shuttle explosion

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Series

Publisher

Bearport

Pub. Date

c2007

Language

English

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Examines the events of the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion and the important changes it brought about in the space shuttle program.

3) Emergency at Three Mile Island

Author

Feigenbaum, Aaron

Series

Publisher

Bearport Pub

Pub. Date

c2007

Language

English

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Examines the events of the worst nuclear disaster in United States history.

4) The Exxon Valdez's deadly oil spill

Author

Beech, Linda

5) The great Chicago fire

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Series

Publisher

Bearport

Pub. Date

c2007

Language

English

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Examines the events of the Chicago fire.

6) The Texas City disaster

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Series

Publisher

Bearport Pub. Co

Pub. Date

c2007

Language

English

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Examines the worst industrial accident in United States history.

7) Earthquake in Haiti

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Series

Publisher

Bearport Pub

Pub. Date

c2011

Language

English

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This book describes the 2010 earthquake in Haiti that killed more than 230,000 people and destroyed nearly every building in the country's capital.

8) Oklahoma's Devastating May 2013 Tornado

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English

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May 20, 2013, began as a normal day at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma. Just before 3:00 p.m., a loud siren went off--a tornado was coming! Students and teachers raced to find shelter from the massive twister. The storm violently shook the school. Its powerful, swirling winds tore the roof off the building and caused some of the school's walls to collapse. Would the students and teachers inside survive the storm's fury? Oklahoma's...

9) Superstorm Sandy

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English

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In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy hammered the Caribbean and eastern United States, leaving a long trail of destruction in its path. Powerful winds snapped trees and shattered windows. Floodwaters filled up streets, washing away cars and spilling into buildings. Thousands of people were forced to abandon their homes and flee for their lives. This book is an account of the storm, from its origins in the Caribbean Sea to its landfall in New Jersey and,...