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disaster

Books about disaster for readers of all ages.

Forensics and modern disasters

Rebecca Stefoff

Ages 10–15scienceinvestigation

The Exxon Valdez oil spill

Elspeth Leacock

Ages 10–15environmental impactdisaster

Exploring Titanic

Agnieszka Biskup

Ages 8–14historyexploration

Chernobyl Disaster

Rebecca Rissman

Ages 9–14historynuclear power

Exploring Titanic

Agnieszka Biskup

Ages 8–14historydisaster

Why Do We Remember? : the Great Fire of London

Izzi Howell

Ages 5–9historylondon

The Hindenburg disaster

Matt Doeden, Charles Barnett III, Steve Erwin, Keith Williams

Ages 8–12historyaviation

What Was the Hindenburg?

Janet B. Pascal, Who HQ

Ages 8–14historytechnology

The Titanic

Daniel Gaetán-Beltrán

Ages 10–16historydisaster

The Sinking of the Titanic

Matt Doeden, Charles Barnett III, Phil Miller, Keith Williams

Ages 8–14historydisaster

Meltdown

Wilborn Hampton

Ages 10–15historyscience

Titanic

Deborah Hopkinson

Ages 10–15historycourage

The Titanic sinks!

Thomas Conklin

Ages 8–12historydisaster

Night of the twisters

Ivy Ruckman

Ages 10–14survivalcourage

The Great Chicago Fire (Essential Events)

L. L. Owens

Ages 9–14historydisaster

Discover the Titanic

Eric Kentley, Eric Kently

Ages 7–12historymaritime adventure

Titanic (DK Eyewitness Books)

Simon Adams, DK Publishing, Simon Adams

Ages 8–14historydisaster

The Great Fire of London (Ways into History)

Sally Hewitt

Ages 5–10historyresilience

The Great Chicago Fire

Marc Tyler Nobleman

Ages 8–14historydisaster

The Exxon Valdez

Thomas Streissguth, Gil Chandler

Ages 8–13environmental protectionconsequences of human error

Life As We Knew It

Susan Beth Pfeffer

Ages 12–18survivalfamily