Disasters
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What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919?
$7.99PaperbackAdd to cartLearn about Boston’s molasses disaster of 1919, when a storage tank burst and flooded the streets, in this latest addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series.
An unusually warm winter- Series: What Was?
- Author: Anderson, Kirsten
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0593520777
- Language: English
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By: Marino, Andy
Escape from Chernobyl (Escape from #1)
$7.99PaperbackAdd to cart“Nonstop action, real history, serious danger. You gotta read these books!” –Alan Gratz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Refugee
26 April 1986
01:18
Alina & Lev are two siblings living in Pripy
- Series: Escape from
- Author: Marino, Andy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: December 07 2021
- ISBN10: 1338718452
- Language: English
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By: Medina, Nico
What Were the Shark Attacks of 1916?
$7.99PaperbackAdd to cartThe panic-filled summer of 1916, when multiple deadly shark attacks shocked the nation, is chronicled in this gripping addition to the New York Times Best-Selling What Was? series.
On July 1, 1916, wi- Series: What Was?
- Author: Medina, Nico
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0593521587
- Language: English
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Digger: Dig or Die!
$18.99HardcoverAdd to cart- Author: Cholette, Deborah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 164371399X
- Language: English
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By: Gibbons, Gail
Hurricanes! (New & Updated Edition)
$8.99PaperbackRead moreWhat in the world is a hurricane? In this age of extreme weather, this newly updated edition of Gail Gibbons’ informative introduction to hurricanes, with safety tips included, answers that question. … [more below]
- Author: Gibbons, Gail
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 15 2019
- ISBN10: 0823441792
- Language: English
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By: Buchanan, Mark
Ubiquity: Why Catastrophes Happen
$19.00PaperbackAdd to cartCritically acclaimed science journalist, Mark Buchanan tells the fascinating story of the discovery that there is a natural structure of instability woven into the fabric of our world, which explains … [more below]
- Author: Buchanan, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 05 2002
- ISBN10: 0609809989
- Language: English
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King of Eden, Vol. 3: Volume 3
$24.00PaperbackRead moreAmid accusations of biological warfare and conspiracy, the world’s political leaders clash over how best to handle the wolf virus crisis, even as new attacks hit major cities around the globe. Much of… [more below]
- Series: King of Eden #3
- Author: Nagasaki, Takashi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 484
- Publish Date: April 27 2021
- ISBN10: 1975316916
- Language: English
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Avalanche!
$8.99PaperbackRead moreA high-stakes adventure series perfect for fans of the I Survived series and Hatchet. Twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan are skiing with their parents in Wyoming’s Grand Teton Mountains where there… [more below]
- Series: Survivor Diaries
- Author: Johnson, Terry Lynn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 03 2018
- ISBN10: 1328519066
- Language: English
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Can You Survive the 1900 Galveston Hurricane?: An Interactive History Adventure
$9.99PaperbackAdd to cartIn September 1900, the people of Galveston, Texas, knew a storm was coming. But they’d experienced storms before and didn’t think much of it. However, the hurricane that hit on September 8 was more po… [more below]
- Series: You Choose: Disasters in History
- Author: Gunderson, Jessica
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1666323500
- Language: English
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Extreme Weather: Surviving Tornadoes, Sandstorms, Hailstorms, Blizzards, Hurricanes, and More!
$12.99PaperbackRead moreRecord heat. Record storms. Record drought, snow, rain, and ocean levels. What’s going on? In a world of crazy weather exacerbated by climate change, knowing about tornadoes, hurricanes, droughts, der… [more below]
- Series: National Geographic Kids
- Author: Kostigen, Thomas M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 14 2014
- ISBN10: 1426318111
- Language: English
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Big City Shakedown
$9.50PaperbackRead morePietro is a huge San Francisco Giants fan. So when his dad scores tickets to Game 3 of the 1989 World Series, Pietro is ecstatic. Unfortunately, the world has other plans. A massive earthquake rocks t… [more below]
- Series: Amazing Journeys in Historical Fiction
- Author: Tapeta Murray “Oak”
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 9798890421814
- Language: English
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By: Foxe, Steve
Deadly Natural Disasters
$9.99PaperbackRead moreA massive tsunami slams into a tourist’s train. A violent volcanic eruption overwhelms a hiker with hot ash and gases. A raging wildfire forces a family to flee without their beloved animals. These de… [more below]
- Series: True Survival Graphics
- Author: Foxe, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 166905893X
- Language: English
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Little Cloud: The Science of a Hurricane
$19.95HardcoverRead moreFollow our little cloud on an adventure through the sky and learn the science behind how it transforms from a simple cumulus cloud to a full-blown hurricane.
Beautifully detailed illustrations from aw
- Author: Wagstaffe, Johanna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 18 2020
- ISBN10: 145982184X
- Language: English
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The Deadliest Hurricanes Then and Now (the Deadliest #2, Scholastic Focus): Volume 2
$25.99HardcoverRead morePerfect for fans of I Survived and the Who Was series! Packed with graphics, photos, and facts for curious minds, this is a gripping look at America’s deadliest hurricanes.
As a hurricane gathered in t
- Series: The Deadliest
- Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1338360175
- Language: English
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The Deadliest Hurricanes Then and Now (the Deadliest #2, Scholastic Focus): Volume 2
$8.99PaperbackRead morePerfect for fans of I Survived and the Who Was series! Packed with graphics, photos, and facts for curious minds, this is a gripping look at America’s deadliest hurricane.
As a hurricane gathered in th
- Series: The Deadliest
- Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1338360191
- Language: English
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By: Aronson, Marc
Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert
$19.99HardcoverRead moreThe amazing story of the trapped Chilean miners and their incredible rescue that Publishers Weekly calls “a riveting, in-depth recounting of the events that held the world rapt.”
In early August 2010,- Author: Aronson, Marc
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 30 2011
- ISBN10: 1416913971
- Language: English
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By: Fradin, Judy
Tornado!: The Story Behind These Twisting, Turning, Spinning, and Spiraling Storms
$16.99HardcoverRead moreThrough riveting narrative and eyewitness stories, young readers learn what it’s really like to be caught in a monster tornado. Captivating first-person accounts and news reports detail survivors’ exp… [more below]
- Series: National Geographic Kids
- Author: Fradin, Judy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: April 12 2011
- ISBN10: 1426307799
- Language: English
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By: Aronson, Marc
Rising Water: The Story of the Thai Cave Rescue
$17.99HardcoverRead moreThe incredible true story of the twelve boys trapped with their coach in a flooded cave in Thailand and their inspiring rescue–as seen in Ron Howard’s Thirteen Lives.
On June 23, 2018, twelve members- Author: Aronson, Marc
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 19 2019
- ISBN10: 1534444130
- Language: English
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By: Simon, Seymour
Climate Action: What Happened and What We Can Do
$18.99HardcoverRead moreMeet the young activists who are using their voices and minds to fight climate change.
Did you know that the past five years have been the hottest ever recorded? Or that over seven million people part
- Author: Simon, Seymour
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: February 23 2021
- ISBN10: 0062943316
- Language: English
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By: Walker, Kathryn
The Mystery of the Ghosts of Flight 401
$9.95PaperbackRead moreWhy would the ghosts of two crewmen who died in a 1972 air crash in the Everglades appear to other aircrafts flying the same route? This book tells the stories of the people who believe they have met … [more below]
- Series: Unsolved! (Paperback)
- Author: Walker, Kathryn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 30 2008
- ISBN10: 0778741559
- Language: English






